vitamin B1
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vitamin B1
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Chemists have achieved what many once considered impossible by stabilizing an extremely reactive molecule in water, confirming a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2026
Lavallo is referring to Ronald Breslow, a Columbia University chemist who proposed in 1958 that vitamin B1 could transform into a carbene to enable key biochemical reactions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2026
The most notable discovery emerged when researchers focused on two high-priority genes connected to vitamin B1 biology.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026
The disease, which is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is preventable and reversible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Thus, cocarboxylase A, which takes part in the separation of carbon dioxide from an intermediate fermentation product, is the phosphate of vitamin B1.
From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard
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