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cyanocobalamin
(redirected from B12)

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cy·a·no·co·bal·a·min  (s-nk-bl-mn, s-n-)
n.
See vitamin B.
cyanocobalamin [ˌsaɪənəʊkəʊˈbæləmɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a complex red crystalline compound, containing cyanide and cobalt and occurring in liver: lack of it in the tissues leads to pernicious anaemia. Formula: C63H88O14N14PCo Also called vitamin B12
[from cyano- + cobal(t) + (vit)amin]
cyanocobalamin  (s-nk-bl-mn, s-n-)
See vitamin B.
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Noun1.cyanocobalamin - a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemiacyanocobalamin - a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia
antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, vitamin B12
B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex, B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
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