aneurin

[an-yuh-rin]

noun Biochemistry.

thiamine.

Also an·eu·rine

[an-yuh-reen] /ˈæn yəˌrin/.

Origin of aneurin

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

Aneurin

[uh-nahy-rin]

noun

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for aneurin

Historical Examples of aneurin

To sing praises as Aneurin of yore, The day he sang the Gododin.
Y Gododin
Aneurin
Catterick is remote from the sea, and inconsistent with all that Aneurin says.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 120, February 14, 1852
Various
On Aneurin her heart had been set, in him was all her pride.
A Book of Ghosts
Sabine Baring-Gould
She was again in her little room in the dusk, and the shadowy form of Aneurin was before her.
A Book of Ghosts
Sabine Baring-Gould
Aneurin was author of "Gododn," one of the best Welsh poems that has come down to us.
A Popular History of the Art of Music
W. S. B. Mathews

British Dictionary definitions for aneurin

aneurin

noun

a less common name for thiamine

Word Origin for aneurin

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

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