CYANOCOBALAMIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cyanocobalamin mean? 

• CYANOCOBALAMIN (noun)
  The noun CYANOCOBALAMIN has 1 sense:

1. a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia

  Familiarity information: CYANOCOBALAMIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYANOCOBALAMIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

antipernicious anemia factor; cobalamin; cyanocobalamin; vitamin B12

Hypernyms ("cyanocobalamin" is a kind of...):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

 Context examples 

Cyanocobalamin is necessary for hematopoiesis, neural metabolism, DNA and RNA production, and carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.

(Cyanocobalamin, NCI Thesaurus)

Not enough cyanocobalamin can cause certain types of anemia (a condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal) and neurologic disorders.

(Cyanocobalamin, NCI Dictionary)

Also called cyanocobalamin and vitamin B12.

(Cobalamin, NCI Dictionary)

Other ingredients in green tea extract-based antioxidant supplement include dry cinnamon extract, germanium, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, arginine, cysteine, malic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), glycyrrhizinic acid, glycine, glucosamine, pyridoxal (vitamin B6), calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), folic acid, cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12).

(Green Tea Extract-based Antioxidant Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

Cyanocobalamin is water-soluble (can dissolve in water) and must be taken in every day.

(Cyanocobalamin, NCI Dictionary)

Cyanocobalamin helps make red blood cells, DNA, RNA, energy, and tissues, and keeps nerve cells healthy.

(Cyanocobalamin, NCI Dictionary)