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thiochrome

noun thio·chrome \ˈthī-ə-ˌkrōm\

Medical Definition of THIOCHROME

:  a yellow crystalline tricyclic alcohol C12H14N4OS found in yeast, formed by oxidation of thiamine, and giving a blue fluorescence under ultraviolet light that serves as the basis of a method of determining thiamine

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