vitamin B1

American  

noun

1. thiamine.

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vitamin B1 British  

noun

1. another name for thiamine

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vitamin B1 Scientific  

1. See thiamine

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Etymology

Origin of vitamin B1

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

After growing in glasshouses, harvesting and polishing the rice grains, they found that the vitamin B1 content was increased in rice grains from these lines.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

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

Q: I seem to remember you once mentioned vitamin B1 to repel mosquitoes.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

But anchovies contain an enzyme that breaks down thiamine, or vitamin B1, and salmon are becoming thiamine deficient.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 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