Niacin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnaɪəsɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Niacin is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tryptophan, colestipol, biotin, thiamine, nicotinamidase, lipovitamin.
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