aneurin

[ an-yuh-rin ]

/ ˈæn yə rɪn /

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noun Biochemistry.

thiamine.

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Also an·eu·rine

[an-yuh-reen]. /ˈæn yəˌrin/.

Origin of aneurin

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

Words nearby aneurin

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

Other definitions for aneurin (2 of 2)

Aneurin

[ uh-nahy-rin ]

/ əˈnaɪ rɪn /

noun

a male given name.

How to use aneurin in a sentence

On Aneurin her heart had been set, in him was all her pride.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould
By far the longest and the most famous poem of this series is attributed to Aneurin.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
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
It was indeed her own Aneurin, but with a face on which vice and its consequent degradation were written indelibly.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould

Llywarch Hen, Aneurin, and followers of the Druids, are our men; and nature our rule.
Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards|Evan Evans

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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