Aneurin

/ænˈjʊərɪn/ noun

An older name for vitamin B1 (thiamine), a B vitamin essential for converting food into energy and for nerve health.

From an- (not) + neura (nerve) + -in (chemical compound suffix). Named this way because a deficiency causes neuropathy or nerve damage ('without nerves' in effect).

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