Phrase guide

vitamin B1

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of thiamine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thiamine

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: B-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin, B

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 維生素B1 /维生素B1 (wéishēngsù B1) — thiamine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 維他命B1 /维他命B1 (wéitāmìng B1) — thiamine
  • Finnish: B1-vitamiini — thiamine
  • Japanese: ビタミンB1 (bitamin B1) — thiamine
  • Korean: 비타민 B1 (bitamin B1) — thiamine
  • Swahili: vitamini B1 — thiamine