nicotinic acid

American  

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a crystalline acid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , 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.

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nicotinic acid British  

noun

1. Also called: niacin.  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

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nicotinic acid Scientific  

/ nĭk′ə-tĭn′ĭk,-tē′nĭk /

1. See niacin

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Etymology

Origin of nicotinic acid

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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nicotinic acid

Niacin, also called Vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid, is vital for their metabolism.

From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2023

That missing vitamin was nicotinic acid, later known as niacin, and it helps us evade pellagra.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2022

"The nicotinic acid hypothesis that is the basis for all of these studies is not unreasonable from a molecular standpoint," Medford told Salon.

From Salon ● May 19, 2020

DrugDeveloperClinical phaseClass Nitroimidazole, fluoroquinolone, nicotinic acid derivative Sequella, a biotechnology firm in Rockville, Maryland, is testing combinations of its drug SQ109 and bedaquiline in mice in anticipation of Janssen’s drug getting approval.

From Nature ● Jul. 25, 2012

His product might well be considered as nicotinic acid contaminated with vitamines.

From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.