Nicotinic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to nicotine.
  • adj. Of or relating to niacin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to nicotine or nicotinic acid or its derivatives
  • adj. Of or pertaining to niacin
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic acid.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or derived from nicotine.
  • Word Usage
    "Also known as nicotinic acid, this is a precursor of the energy-producing coenzymes in the body called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides NADs, which are consumed in all sorts of metabolic processes, including cell growth and lipid production."
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