pellagra-preventive factor

[ puh-lag-ruh-pri-ven-tiv, -ley-gruh-, -lah- ]

/ pəˈlæg rə prɪˈvɛn tɪv, -ˈleɪ grə-, -ˈlɑ- /

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noun Biochemistry.

nicotinic acid or its amide, nicotinamide, being the vitamin-B-complex members that serve to prevent pellagra.

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Also called P.P. factor.

Words nearby pellagra-preventive factor

pelisse, pelite, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, Pella, pellagra, pellagra-preventive factor, pellagrin, Pellan, Pellegrini's disease, pellekar, Pelles

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