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cobalamin

[ koh-bal-uh-min ]
/ koʊˈbæl ə mɪn /
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noun
vitamin B12.
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Also co·bal·a·mine [koh-bal-uh-meen]. /koʊˈbæl əˌmin/.

Origin of cobalamin

First recorded in 1945–50; cobal(t) + (vit)amin

Words nearby cobalamin

coaxial, coaxial cable, coaxing, cob, cobaea, cobalamin, cobalt, cobalt 60, cobaltammine, cobalt bloom, cobalt blue
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Scientific definitions for cobalamin

cobalamin
[ kō-băl′ə-mĭn ]
See vitamin B12.
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