niacin

See also: Niacin

English

structure of niacin and nicotinamide

Etymology

in 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.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪəsɪn

Noun

niacin (uncountable)

(biochemistry) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

Synonyms

E375 when used as a colour retention agent
nicotinic acid
vitamin B₃
(historic names) vitamin PP, vitamin P-P, PP-factor, pellagra-preventive factor

Translations

water-soluble vitamin

Chinese:
Mandarin: 烟酸 (zh) (yān suān)
Finnish: niasiini (fi)

French: niacine (fr)
German: Niacin (de) n
Italian: niacina (it)

Anagrams

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