niacin

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnaɪəsɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nī′ə sin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ni•a•cin  (nī′ə sin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. BiochemistrySee nicotinic acid. 
  • ni(cotinic) ac(id) + -in2 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
niacin /ˈnaɪəsɪn/ n
  1. another name for nicotinic acid
Etymology: 20th Century: from ni( cotinic) ac( id) + -in
'niacin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
enrich - niacinamide - nicotinic acid - pellagra

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