thiamine-hydrochloride

thi·a·mine-hy·dro·chlo·ride

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thahy-uh-min, -meen hahy-druh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-]
- /ˈθaɪ ə mɪn, -ˌmin ˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thahy-uh-min, -meen hahy-druh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-]
- /ˈθaɪ ə mɪn, -ˌmin ˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr-/

Definition of thiamine-hydrochloride word

noun thiamine-hydrochloride 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. 1

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; thi- + amine

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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