aneurin

[ an-yuh-rin ]

/ ˈæn yə rɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

Nearby words

anetoderma, aneuch, aneuploid, aneuploidy, aneuria, aneurin, aneurysm, aneurysm of charcot, aneurysmal bone cyst, aneurysmectomy, aneurysmogram

Also an·eu·rine

[an-yuh-reen] /ˈæn yəˌrin/.

Origin of aneurin

First recorded in 1930–35; an-¹ + neur- + -in²

Definition for aneurin (2 of 2)

Aneurin

[ uh-nahy-rin ]

/ əˈnaɪ rɪn /

noun

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for aneurin

Not so interesting poetically but more important historically is the next of the Welsh bards, Aneurin, who wrote the 'Gododin.'
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII|Various
One fact more, and this demonstration that Aneurin has been ante-dated will be complete.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851|Various
To sing praises as Aneurin of yore, The day he sang the Gododin.
Y Gododin|Aneurin
Probert places the death of Aneurin in 570: the Gododin shows him to have been an eyewitness of an event which took place in 642.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851|Various

On Aneurin her heart had been set, in him was all her pride.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for aneurin

aneurin

/ (əˈnjʊərɪn) /

noun

a less common name for thiamine

Word Origin for aneurin

C20: from a (nti-) + (poly) neur (itis) + (vitam) in

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