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cyanocobalamin

[sahy-uh-noh-koh-bal-uh-min, sahy-an-oh-]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. vitamin B12.
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Origin of cyanocobalamin

First recorded in 1945–50; cyano-3 + cobal(t) + (vit)amin
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British Dictionary definitions for cyanocobalamin

cyanocobalamin

noun
  1. a complex red crystalline compound, containing cyanide and cobalt and occurring in liver: lack of it in the tissues leads to pernicious anaemia. Formula: C 63 H 88 O 14 N 14 PCoAlso: vitamin B 12
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Word Origin for cyanocobalamin

C20: from cyano- + cobal (t) + (vit) amin
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cyanocobalamin in Medicine

cyanocobalamin

(sī′ə-nō′kō-băl′ə-mĭn, sī-ăn′ō-)
n.
  1. vitamin B12
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cyanocobalamin in Science

cyanocobalamin

[sī′ə-nō′kō-băl′ə-mĭn, sī-ăn′ō-]
  1. See vitamin B12.
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