Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to nicotine.
- adj. Of or relating to niacin.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to or derived from nicotine.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to nicotine or nicotinic acid or its derivatives
- adj. Of or pertaining to niacin
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (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 .
Examples
“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.”
“This receptor, known as the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, increases excitability within in the brain's reward centers.”
“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.”
“Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, has long been regarded as one of the most effective weapons in managing cholesterol.”
“Nicotine binds molecules called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors to nerve cells in the brain.”
“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.”
“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.”
“This is called a' nicotinic 'receptor and we think of it as interacting with nicotine, but it likely has multiple functions in the brain,' said study co-author Edward Hawrot, professor of molecular science, molecular pharmacology, physiology and biotechnology at Brown University.”
“This is called a 'nicotinic' receptor and we think of it as interacting with nicotine, but it likely has multiple functions in the brain," said study co-author Edward Hawrot, professor of molecular science, molecular pharmacology, physiology and biotechnology at Brown University.”
“Arneric and his colleagues even launched a quiet, so far unsuccessful, campaign to change the name of the receptors, removing the regrettable name "nicotinic" to make the research more palatable.”
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