nicotinic acid

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

niacin acid vitamin ascorbic acid riboflavin nicotinamide colour retention agent nicotine acid niacin bound of niacin

Hypernyms

vitamin B b vitamin B complex B complex B vitamin B-complex vitamin

Related terms

nicotinaldehyde

Examples

However, the roots are rich in calcium and vitamin C and contain a nutritionally significant quantity of thiamine, riboflavin and nicotinic acid. Source: Internet

These are hydrolysed in the intestine and the resulting nicotinamide is absorbed either as such, or following its hydrolysis to nicotinic acid. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nicotinian nicotinic nicotinic acetylcholine receptor nicotinism nicotinist nicotinize