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biotin

noun

  1. chemical compound
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪətɪn/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from German Biotin, from Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos, “life”) + the suffix -in.

  1. 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.