biotin
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biotin
- /ˈbaɪətɪn/
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Borrowed from German Biotin, from Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos, “life”) + the suffix -in.
noun biotins
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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.
Similar: vitamin B7, vitamin H
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Talk about this word "biotin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biotin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. biotin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/biotin "biotin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biotin.Cite this
@misc{biotin_2026,
title = {biotin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biotin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
