Nicotinamide

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin). countable, uncountable

    "Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide."

Example

More examples

"Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide."

Etymology

Blend of nicotine + amide, equivalent to nicotine + -amide.

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