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pyridoxine
pyridoxine
English
Noun
pyridoxine (countable and uncountable, plural pyridoxines)
- (biochemistry) A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast that is essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.