nicotinic acid

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nicotinic acid

See niacin.

[So called because it is often obtained by oxidizing nicotine.]

nicotinic acid

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) 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: (C₅H₄N)COOH Also called niacin

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See niacin.

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nicotinic acid - a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract

niacin

B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex, B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

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