Definition of
Niacin
- (noun, substance) a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
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Synonyms of Niacin
Alternate forms of Niacin
Hypernyms: b, b complex, b vitamin, b-complex vitamin, vitamin b, vitamin b complex
Origin of the word Niacin
- "pellagra-preventing vitamin in enriched bread," 1942, coined from ni(cotinic) ac(id) + -in, chemical suffix; suggested by the merican Medical Association as a more commercially viable name than nicotinic acid.
"The new name was found to be necessary because some anti-tobacco groups warned against enriched bread because it would foster the cigare… more
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