pyridoxine

English

structure of pyridoxine

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɪɹɪˈdɒksɪn/

Noun

pyridoxine (countable and uncountable, plural pyridoxines)

2. (biochemistry) 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.

Synonyms

• vitamin B₆
• adermin

Coordinate terms

• pyridoxal
• pyridoxamine

Translations

derivative of pyridine

• Afrikaans: piridoksien
• Armenian: պիրիդօքսին (hy) (piridōkʻsin)
• Bengali: পাইরিডক্সিন (pairiḍokśin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吡哆醇 (zh) (bǐduōchún)

• French: pyridoxine (fr) f
• German: Pyridoxin f
• Icelandic: pýridoxín n
• Indonesian: piridoksina
• Italian: piridossina (it) f
• Japanese: ピリドキシン (piridokishin)
• Kazakh: пиридоксин (piridoksin)
• Korean: 피리독신 (piridoksin)
• Kyrgyz: пиридоксин (piridoksin)
• Latin: piridoxinum n
• Malayalam: പിരിഡോക്സിൻ (piriḍōksiṉ)
• Odia: ପାଇରିଡକ୍ସିନ (pairiḍôksinô)
• Persian: پیریدوکسین
• Polish: adermina f, pirydoksyna (pl) f
• Spanish: piridoxina f
• Swedish: pyridoxin c
• Thai: ไพริดอกซีน
• Turkish: piridoksin

French

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Noun

pyridoxine f (plural pyridoxines)

1. (biochemistry) pyridoxine (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)

Further reading

• “pyridoxine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.