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nicotinic acid
noun
- 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.
nicotinic acid
noun
- 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 calledniacin
nicotinic acid
/ nĭk′ə-tĭn′ĭk,-tē′nĭk /
- See niacin
Word History and Origins
Origin of nicotinic acid1
Example Sentences
Niacin, also called Vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid, is vital for their metabolism.
That missing vitamin was nicotinic acid, later known as niacin, and it helps us evade pellagra.
Mikhailova said the prison paramedic prescribed diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug, and nicotinic acid, which have not been used “in medicine for 30 years.”
"The nicotinic acid hypothesis that is the basis for all of these studies is not unreasonable from a molecular standpoint," Medford told Salon.
"The nicotinic acid hypothesis that is the basis for all of these studies is not unreasonable from a molecular standpoint," Medford explained.
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