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nicotinic acid

 
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–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:
1885–90
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ni·a·cin   (nī'ə-sĭn)   
n.  A white crystalline acid, C5H4NCOOH, that is a component of the vitamin B complex found in meat, wheat germ, dairy products, and yeast and is used to treat and prevent pellagra. Also called nicotinic acid.

[ni(cotinic) ac(id) + -in.]
nicotinic acid  
n.  See niacin.

[So called because it is often obtained by oxidizing nicotine.]
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Main Entry: nicotinic acid
Function: noun
: NIACIN
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nicotinic acid n.
See niacin.

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nicotinic acid   (nĭk'ə-tĭn'ĭk, -tē'nĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
See niacin.
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