Avicebron
(solomon ben judah ibn-gabirol) 1021?–58, jewish poet and philosopher in spain.
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a protein, found in the white of egg, that combines with and prevents the action of biotin, thus injuring the animal that consumes it in excess by producing biotin deficiency. noun a protein, found in egg-white, that combines with biotin to form a stable compound that cannot be absorbed, leading to a biotin deficiency in […]
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ignorance of the ident-ty of oneself with brahman, resulting in imprisonment within the cycle of birth and death.