NICOTINIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nicotinic acid mean? 

• NICOTINIC ACID (noun)
  The noun NICOTINIC ACID has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: NICOTINIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NICOTINIC ACID (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 ("nicotinic acid" 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 

Nicotinic acid is found in many plant and animal products.

(Nicotinic acid, NCI Dictionary)

Also called nicotinic acid and vitamin B3.

(Niacin, NCI Dictionary)

A nicotinic acid derivative with antilipidemic activity.

(Pirozadil, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nicotinic acid receptor 2 protein, is involved in nicotinic acid receptor function that is mediated by G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction.

(GPR109B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic derivative of nicotinic acid with anti-mycobacterial properties.

(Isoniazid, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction and nicotinic acid receptor activity.

(GPR109B Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Acipimox, NCI Thesaurus)

Glunicate has more prolonged activity on plasma free fatty acids and triglycerides, with longer lasting and more intense activity on plasma cholesterol than nicotinic acid or its derivative, niceritrol.

(Glunicate, NCI Thesaurus)

B vitamins include thiamine, riboflavin, niacin (nicotinic acid), niacinamide (nicotinamide), the vitamin B6 group (including pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, and possibly para-aminobenzoic.

(B Vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of isoniazid, a synthetic derivative of nicotinic acid, with antituberculosis properties.

(Methaniazide, NCI Thesaurus)