BIOTIN

biotin, vitamin H

(noun) a B vitamin that aids in body growth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biotin (countable and uncountable, plural biotins)

(vitamin) A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.

Synonyms

• vitamin B7

• vitamin H

Source: Wiktionary



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