biotin

See also: Biotin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biotin, from Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪətɪn/

Noun

biotin (countable and uncountable, plural biotins)

1. (biochemistry) 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

Translations

sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex

• Catalan: biotina f
• Finnish: biotiini (fi)
• French: biotine (fr) f
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• German: Biotin (de) n
• Italian: biotina (it) f
• Spanish: biotina (es) f