The biologically active amide of nicotinic acid, used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra. SYN: niacinamide, nicotinic acid amide.
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n.
a B vitamin: the amide of nicotinic acid.
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nic·o·tin·a·mide (nik″o-tinґə-mīd) INN for niacinamide.Medical dictionary. 2011.