"niacin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnaɪəsɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-niacin.wav
Rhymes: -aɪəsɪn Etymology: in 1942 derived from nicotinic + acid + vitamin, chosen to dissociate it from nicotine, to avoid the perception that vitamins or niacin-rich food contains nicotine, or that cigarettes contain vitamins. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|nicotinic|acid|vitamin|notext=1}} nicotinic + acid + vitamin Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} niacin (uncountable)
  1. (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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids, Vitamins Synonyms: E375 when used as a colour retention agent, nicotinic acid, vitamin B3, vitamin P-P, PP-factor, pellagra-preventive factor Synonyms (historic names): vitamin PP Translations (water-soluble vitamin): 煙酸 (Chinese Mandarin), 烟酸 (yānsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), niasiini (Finnish), niacine (French), Niacin [neuter] (German), niacina (Italian), ナイアシン (naiashin) (Japanese), 니코틴산 (nikotinsan) (Korean), niasini (Swahili), niyasin (Turkish)
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