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biotin

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbaɪətɪn

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolbiotina
FrançaisBiotinbiotine
DeutschBiotin
7 more languages
Italianobiotina
日本語ビオチン
한국어비오틴
Polskibiotyna
Românăbiotină
Kiswahilibiotini

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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