ANTIBERIBERI FACTOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

Synonyms:

aneurin; antiberiberi factor; thiamin; thiamine; vitamin B1

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("antiberiberi factor" 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)

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