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烟酸

煙酸
yānsuān
noun #65,229

Meanings

  1. 1 niacin
  2. 2 vitamin B3
  3. 3 nicotinic acid

Examples

全麦面包富含烟酸。
Quánmài miànbāo fùhán yānsuān.
Whole-wheat bread is rich in niacin.
缺乏烟酸会引起糙皮病。
Quēfá yānsuān huì yǐnqǐ cāopíbìng.
Niacin deficiency causes pellagra.

Tips

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烟 here is short for 烟碱 (nicotine) — the compound was first isolated from oxidized nicotine — not from 'smoke.' So 烟酸 = 'nicotinic acid,' the chemical name for vitamin B3. Same logic in 烟酰胺 (nicotinamide).

Stroke Order

烟 yān
酸 suān