Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to nicotine.
- adjective Of or relating to niacin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or derived from nicotine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) 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 .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
nicotine ornicotinic acid or its derivatives - adjective Of or pertaining to
niacin
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Examples
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This receptor, known as the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, increases excitability within in the brain's reward centers.
August 15th, 2007 2007
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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.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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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.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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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.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Such stimulating properties could be expected for lysergic acid diethylamide, because it shows similarity in chemical structure to the analeptic already known at that time, namely nicotinic acid diethylamide Coramine.
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Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, has long been regarded as one of the most effective weapons in managing cholesterol.
Medindia Health News 2009
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Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, has long been regarded as one of the most effective weapons in managing cholesterol.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Nicotine binds molecules called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors to nerve cells in the brain.
UCLA Stories 2008
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The alpha-7 receptor is the most enigmatic of the so-called "nicotinic" receptors, so named because nicotine binds to them when it is introduced into the body.
Signs of the Times 2009
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"This is called a" nicotinic "receptor and we think of it as interacting with nicotine, but it likely has multiple functions in the brain," Hawrot said.
Signs of the Times 2009
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