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THIAMINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
Synonyms:
aneurin; antiberiberi factor; thiamin; thiamine; vitamin B1
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Hypernyms ("thiamine" 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)