n :  a bitter crystalline basic amide C₆H₆N₂O that is a member of the vitamin B complex and is formed from and converted to niacin in the living organism, that occurs naturally usu. as a constituent of coenzymes, and that is used similarly to niacin - called also nicotinamide  .
 
 
 
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