Definitions for thiamines
thiamines
thi·a·mine
Spelling: [thahy-uh-min, -meen]
IPA: /ˈθaɪ ə mɪn, -ˌmin/
Thiamines is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 553 anagrams from letters in thiamines (aehiimnst).
Definitions for thiamines
noun
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a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
Origin of thiamines
First recorded in 1905-10; thi- + amine