THIAMIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thiamin mean? 

• THIAMIN (noun)
  The noun THIAMIN has 1 sense:

1. a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

  Familiarity information: THIAMIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THIAMIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

aneurin; antiberiberi factor; thiamin; thiamine; vitamin B1

Hypernyms ("thiamin" is a kind of...):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

 Context examples 

Nutritional supplement drink (pediatric) contains vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, vitamin C, D, E and K, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and choline.

(Pediatric Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

Nutritional supplement drink contains vitamin A, vitamin C, D, E and K, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and choline.

(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

L-Arginine/American ginseng/Korean ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-based supplement incorporates a standardized combination of Ginkgo biloba (24% flavone glycosides, 6% terpene lactones), Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng -30% ginsenosides), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius - 5% ginsenosides), L-Arginine, along with vitamins B6, B12, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamins A, C, E, selenium, and zinc.

(L-Arginine/American Ginseng/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)