nicotinic acid

noun Biochemistry.

a crystalline acid, C6H5NO2, that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.
Also called niacin, vitamin B3.

Origin of nicotinic acid

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby nicotinic acid

nicotinamide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, nicotine, nicotinic, nicotinic acid, nicotinism, nicotinize, nicoya, nicoya peninsula, nictheroy

British Dictionary definitions for nicotinic acid

nicotinic acid

noun

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: (C 5 H 4 N)COOH Also called: niacin

Medical definitions for nicotinic acid

nicotinic acid

n.

niacin

Scientific definitions for nicotinic acid

nicotinic acid
[ nĭk′ə-tĭn′ĭk, -tē′nĭk ]

See niacin.