pyridoxine

From pyrid(ine) +‎ ox(ygen) +‎ -ine.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɪɹɪˈdɒksɪn/

pyridoxine (countable and uncountable, plural pyridoxines)

2. (biochemistry) A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.

• vitamin B₆
• adermin

• pyridoxal
• pyridoxamine

• pyroxidine

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pyridoxine f (plural pyridoxines)

1. (biochemistry) pyridoxine (a derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch)

• “pyridoxine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.