nicotinamide

English

Structure diagram of nicotinamide

Etymology

Blend of nicotine +‎ amide

Noun

nicotinamide (countable and uncountable, plural nicotinamides)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin).

Synonyms

• (amide of nictinic acid): E375 (when used as a colour retention agent), niacinamide, nicotinic acid amide

Derived terms

• aminonicotinamide
• isonicotinamide
• nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
• nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
• nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide

 

See also

• niacin
• vitamin B
• vitamin B complex
• vitamin B₃

Anagrams

• iminoctadine