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6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
originin 1942 derived from nicotinic + acid + vitamin, chosen to dissociate it from nicotine, to avoid the perception that vitamins or niacin-rich food contains nicotine, or that cigarettes contain vitamins.
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