pyridoxine

P3Y4R1I1D2O1X8I1N1E1
/ˌpɪɹɪˈdɒksɪn/

noun

A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.

Similar
vitamin B6aderminpyridoxolpyridoxalpyridoxamine
OriginEnglish ox(ygen) ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) →
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Meanings

nounpyridoxine (countable and uncountable, plural pyridoxines)

plural pyridoxines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.

    Synonyms: vitamin B6, adermin, pyridoxol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.

Similar
vitamin B6aderminpyridoxol

More synonyms by meaning

nouna B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch

Similar
vitamin B6pyridoxalpyridoxamineadermin
Broader
B-complex vitaminB complexvitamin B complex
Also see
aderminpyridoxalpyridoxaminepyridoxolvitamin b6

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanPyridin
  2. Englishpyrid(ine)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  8. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  9. Frenchoxygène
  10. Englishox(ygen)
  11. Englishpyridoxine

From pyrid(ine) + ox(ygen) + -ine.

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Translations

Afrikaans piridoksien
  • piridoksienderivative of pyridine
Bengali পাইরিডক্সিন
  • পাইরিডক্সিন (pairiḍokśin)derivative of pyridine
Chinese Mandarin 吡哆醇
  • 吡哆醇 (bǐduōchún)derivative of pyridine
Finnish pyridoksiini
  • pyridoksiiniderivative of pyridine
French pyridoxine
  • pyridoxinederivative of pyridine
German Pyridoxin
  • Pyridoxinderivative of pyridine
Icelandic pýridoxín
  • pýridoxínderivative of pyridine
Indonesian piridoksina
  • piridoksinaderivative of pyridine
Italian piridossina
  • piridossinaderivative of pyridine
Japanese ピリドキシン
  • ピリドキシン (piridokishin)derivative of pyridine
Korean 피리독신
  • 피리독신 (piridoksin)derivative of pyridine
Latin piridoxinum
  • piridoxinumderivative of pyridine
Persian پیریدوکسین
  • پیریدوکسینderivative of pyridine
Polish adermina, pirydoksyna
  • aderminaderivative of pyridine
  • pirydoksynaderivative of pyridine
Russian пиридоксин
  • пиридоксин (piridoksin)derivative of pyridine
Spanish piridoxina
  • piridoxinaderivative of pyridine
Swedish pyridoxin
  • pyridoxinderivative of pyridine
Thai ไพริดอกซีน
  • ไพริดอกซีนderivative of pyridine
Turkish piridoksin
  • piridoksinderivative of pyridine
Cite this entry
APA

pyridoxine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyridoxine

MLA

“pyridoxine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyridoxine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyridoxine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyridoxine.

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