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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