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niacin

/ˈnaɪəsɪn/

niacin noun: a water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

niacin: a water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy...
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Noun

niacin (uncountable)

  1. A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
    • Mixing the alkali into the recipe in the right way chemically releases the otherwise unavailable niacin in the corn, which stops pellagra in its tracks, and allowed corn-based agricultural populations to grow and spread.2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 7, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    E375 when used as a colour retention agent, nicotinic acid, vitamin B3, vitamin P-P, PP-factor, pellagra-preventive factor, vitamin PP

niacin meaning in Tamil

niacin in Tamil

நியசின், நையாசின் உயிர்ச் சத்து, நியாசின்

Synonyms of niacin

  • E375 when used as a colour retention agent
  • nicotinic acid
  • vitamin B3
  • vitamin P-P
  • PP-factor
  • pellagra-preventive factor
  • vitamin PP

All synonyms of niacin

Origin of niacin

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.

Words formed from niacin

Questions about niacin

What does niacin mean?
Niacin means a water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
What is niacin in Tamil?
Niacin in Tamil is நியசின், நையாசின் உயிர்ச் சத்து, நியாசின். See Niacin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is niacin?
Niacin is a noun.
How do you pronounce niacin?
Niacin is pronounced /ˈnaɪəsɪn/.

Words near niacin in the dictionary

  1. Ni-Van
  2. Ni-Vanuatu
  3. nia
  4. NIAAA
  5. NIAC
  6. niacin
  7. niacinamide
  8. niacinamides
  9. niacinate
  10. niacinates
  11. niacytin

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