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コバラミン (kobaramin) Japanese meaning: cobalamin | Kotomora

コバラミン

Meanings

1

cobalamin

Biochemical term for vitamin B12; used in scientific and medical contexts.

コバラミンはビタミンB12の別べつ名めいです。
Cobalamin is another name for vitamin B12.

Related words

ビタミンB12びたみんびーじゅうに
More common term for vitamin B12 in everyday Japanese; コバラミン is the scientific name.

Word family

メチルコバラミン
methylcobalamin

Etymology

Loanword from English 'cobalamin', derived from 'cobalt' + 'vitamin'.