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

"I believe all women who have hyperemesis should be given vitamin B1 to avoid this serious brain swelling that can lead to permanent brain damage and often leads to fetal death," Fejzo says.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

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

In humans, a critical deficiency of thiamine, or vitamin B1, can lead to heart failure and nerve damage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 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