NIACIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does niacin mean? 

• NIACIN (noun)
  The noun NIACIN has 1 sense:

1. a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract

  Familiarity information: NIACIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NIACIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

niacin; nicotinic acid

Hypernyms ("niacin" is a kind of...):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

 Context examples 

A niacin formulation that contains no free niacin, but can be hydrolyzed to release free niacin in vivo.

(Inositol Niacinate, NCI Thesaurus)

Niacin is found in many plant and animal products.

(Niacin, NCI Dictionary)

A form of niacin (vitamin B3) that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.

(Niacinamide, NCI Dictionary)

A niacin derivative with antilipidemic activity.

(Nicofuranose, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is acid fast, catalase positive, niacin, peroxidase, nitrate reductase, and urease negative, and may be susceptible to pnitrobenzoate, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, rifampin, and streptomycin.

(Mycobacterium avium, NCI Thesaurus)

The B vitamins are: • B1 (thiamine) • B2 (riboflavin) • B3 (niacin) • B5 (pantothenic acid) • B6 • B7 (biotin) • B12 • Folic acid

(B Vitamins, NIH)

Also called niacin and vitamin B3.

(Nicotinic acid, NCI Dictionary)

A niacin derivative that decreases serum Lp(a) levels.

(Niceritrol, NCI Thesaurus)

A niacin derivative and nicotinic acid analog with activity as a hypolipidemic agent.

(Acipimox, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of free niacin is limited by its side effects of skin flushing (i.e., redness, itching, burning, and paresthesias).

(Niacin-based Antilipidemic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)