Vitamin-b
noun
1.
thiamine.
noun
1.
riboflavin.
noun
1.
nicotinic acid.
noun
1.
pyridoxine.
noun
1.
folic acid.
noun
1.
a deep-red crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 63 H 88 N 14 O 14 PCo, obtained from liver, milk, eggs, fish, oysters, and clams: a deficiency causes pernicious anemia and disorders of the nervous system.
nicotinic acid
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
a crystalline acid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.
noun
1.
another name for thiamine
noun
1.
another name for cyanocobalamin
noun
1.
another name for riboflavin
noun
1.
another name for pyridoxine
nicotinic acid
noun
1.
a vitamin of the B complex that occurs in milk, liver, yeast, etc. Lack of it in the diet leads to the disease pellagra. Formula: (C5H4N)COOH Also called niacin
nicotinic acid n.
See niacin.
vitamin B1 n.
See thiamine.
vitamin B2 n.
See riboflavin.
vitamin B6 n.
Pyridoxine and related compounds.
vitamin B12 n.
A complex compound containing cobalt, found especially in liver and widely used to treat pernicious anemia. Also called antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, cyanocobalamin, extrinsic factor.
nicotinic acid
(nĭk’ə-tĭn’ĭk, -tē’nĭk)
See niacin.
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