antiberiberi factor
- noun
- /ˌæntiˌbɛrɪˈbɛri ˈfæktər/
- Archaic
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factor antiberibérico
- A deficiency in the antiberiberi factor can lead to serious health problems such as beriberi.
Examples
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Enriched cereals are often fortified with the antiberiberi factor to ensure adequate nutrition.
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Many foods contain the antiberiberi factor, which is essential for normal growth.
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The antiberiberi factor is essential for proper metabolism.
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Do you know what the antiberiberi factor does?
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A deficiency in the antiberiberi factor can cause beriberi, a serious condition affecting the nervous system.
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Enriched cereals are fortified with the antiberiberi factor, helping to prevent vitamin deficiencies.
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The antiberiberi factor plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy appetite and supporting growth.
Synonyms
20
5.3
A B vitamin that helps the body make energy and keep nerves healthy
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4.5
A B vitamin that helps your body use food and prevents beriberi
A B vitamin called thiamine that the body needs for energy and to prevent beriberi
A B vitamin that helps the body make energy and prevents a disease called beriberi
Surface Forms
Morphology
antiberiberi + factor
The phrase is compositionally built from anti- (against) + beriberi (the disease) + factor (an element), so a learner who knows these parts can infer it denotes an element that prevents beriberi (i.e. thiamine). Although the term is technical and rare, its morphological structure follows transparent, cross-linguistic patterns, making the meaning derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Antiberiberi factor comes from early nutrition work when scientists found a substance that stopped the disease beriberi in people who ate mostly white rice. The name shows its job: anti means 'against' and beriberi is the disease, so the phrase names the vitamin that 'prevents' beriberi, and today we call that vitamin thiamine or vitamin B1.