nicotinic acid


nounBiochemistry.
  1. a crystalline acid, C6H5NO2, that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.

Origin of nicotinic acid

1
First recorded in 1885–90
  • Also called niacin, vitamin B3.

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British Dictionary definitions for nicotinic acid

nicotinic acid

noun
  1. a vitamin of the B complex that occurs in milk, liver, yeast, etc. Lack of it in the diet leads to the disease pellagra. Formula: (C 5 H 4 N)COOH: Also called: niacin

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Scientific definitions for nicotinic acid

nicotinic acid

[ nĭk′ə-tĭnĭk, -tēnĭk ]


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