Meanings
nounthiamine (usually uncountable, plural thiamines)
plural thiamines
- uncountableusuallybiochemistryOne of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
Synonyms: vitamin B1, vitamin B₁
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
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vitamin B1vitamin B₁
More synonyms by meaning
nouna B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
- Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
- Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
- Englishthio-
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishthiamine
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 硫胺素
- 硫胺素 (liú'ànsù)vitamin B1
Finnish tiamiini
- tiamiinivitamin B1
French vitamine B1, thiamine
- vitamine B1vitamin B1
- thiaminevitamin B1
Icelandic þíamín
- þíamínvitamin B1
Irish tiaimín
- tiaimínvitamin B1
Japanese チアミン
- チアミン (chiamin)vitamin B1
Korean 티아민
- 티아민 (tiamin)vitamin B1
Polish aneuryna, tiamina
- aneurynavitamin B1
- tiaminavitamin B1
Portuguese tiamina
- tiaminavitamin B1
Romanian tiamină
- tiaminăvitamin B1
Spanish tiamina
- tiaminavitamin B1
Swahili vitamini B1
- vitamini B1vitamin B1
Cite this entry
APA
thiamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiamine
MLA
“thiamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiamine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thiamine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiamine.
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