thiochrome

noun

thio·chrome ˈthī-ə-ˌkrōm

: 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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