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nicotinamide

[ nik-uh-tin-uh-mahyd, -mid, -tee-nuh- ]
/ ˌnɪk əˈtɪn əˌmaɪd, -mɪd, -ˈti nə- /
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noun Biochemistry.
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C6H6N2O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.
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Also called niacinamide, nicotinic acid amide.

Origin of nicotinamide

First recorded in 1890–95; nicotine + amide
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British Dictionary definitions for nicotinamide

nicotinamide
/ (ˌnɪkəˈtɪnəˌmaɪd, -ˈtiːn-) /

noun
the amide of nicotinic acid: a component of the vitamin B complex and essential in the diet for the prevention of pellagra. Formula: C 6 H 6 ON 2
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