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/ˈnaɪəsɪn/ · noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) 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.
Use niacin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Niacin means (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism..
Common synonyms include E375 when used as a colour retention agent, nicotinic acid, vitamin B3, vitamin PP.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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