niacin
A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and…A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
» Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is a vitamin.
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1 senses(uncountable)A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
Niacin
- a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
Examples
2 sentencesNiacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is a vitamin.
Niacin is a vitamin, also known as vitamin B3.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
in 1942 derived from nicotinic + acid + vitamin, chosen to dissociate it from nicotine, toin 1942 derived from nicotinic + acid + vitamin, chosen to dissociate it from nicotine, to avoid the perception that vitamins or niacin-rich food contains nicotine, or that cigarettes contain vitamins.
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract:nicotinic acid
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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