Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nicotinamide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: nicoti-namide
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nicotinamides (plural)

Derived Forms

aminonicotinamide isonicotinamide nicotinamidase

Phrases

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide vitamin B vitamin B complex vitamin B3

Frequently Paired Words

niacin vitamin B vitamin B complex vitamin B3

Synonyms

E375 niacinamide nicotinic acid amide

Questions

What does nicotinamide mean?: The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin).
Where does nicotinamide come from?: Blend of nicotine + amide, equivalent to nicotine + -amide.

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