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单词 nicotinic acid
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nicotinic acid


noun Biochemistry.

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.
Also called niacin, vitamin B3.

Origin of nicotinic acid

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby nicotinic acid

nicotinamide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, nicotine, nicotinic, nicotinic acid, nicotinism, nicotinize, Nicotrol, Nicoya, Nicoya Peninsula
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British Dictionary definitions for nicotinic acid

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)COOHAlso called: niacin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for nicotinic acid

nicotinic acid

n.

niacin
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Scientific definitions for nicotinic acid

nicotinic acid
[ nĭk′ə-tĭnĭk, -tēnĭk ]

See niacin.
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