nicotinamide

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌnɪkəˈtɪnəˌmaɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nik′ə tin′ə mīd′, -mid, -tē′nə-)

nic•o•tin•a•mide (nik′ə tin′ə mīd′, -mid, -tē′nə-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]

Biochemistrya colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C₆H₆N₂O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue. Also called niacinamide, nicotin′ic ac′id am′ide.

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nicotinamide /ˌnɪkəˈtɪnəˌmaɪd; -ˈtiːn-/ n

the amide of nicotinic acid: a component of the vitamin B complex and essential in the diet for the prevention of pellagra. Formula: C₆H₆ON₂Also called: niacinamide

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