vitamin B12
The compound cobalaminThe compound cobalamin; (often also) related compounds such as cyanocobalamin.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The compound cobalamin; (often also) related compounds such as cyanocobalamin.
More definitions
- a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia:cobalamincyanocobalaminantipernicious anemia factor
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpernicious anemia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.