Definition of Nicotinic

1. a. 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.

Definition of Nicotinic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to nicotine or nicotinic acid or its derivatives ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to niacin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nicotinic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Nicotinic

1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicotinic

nicotinamides
nicotinate
nicotinatenucleotide-dimethylbenzimidazole phosphoribosyltransferase
nicotine
nicotine addiction
nicotine alkaloid
nicotine dehydrogenase
nicotine gum
nicotine oxidase
nicotine patch
nicotine patches
nicotine poisoning
nicotine stomatitis
nicotinehydroxamic acid methiodide
nicotines
nicotinic (current term)
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
nicotinic acid
nicotinic acid amide
nicotinic acid maculopathy
nicotinic acids
nicotinic agonists
nicotinic alcohol
nicotinic antagonists
nicotinic cholinergic receptor
nicotinic receptors
nicotinism
nicotinist
nicotinists

Literary usage of Nicotinic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Although thymopoietin potently interacted at the nicotinic alpha-BGT receptor, ... Neither basal nor nicotinic receptor-stimulated tyrosine hydroxylase ..."

2. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"Table 3-2 Summary of nicotinic Acid Available drugs Lipid/lipoprotein effects Major use Contraindications — Absolute — Relative Reduce CHD risk Long-term ..."

3. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"... Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit in Normal and Expression of the oc7 Neuronal nicotinic Schizophrenic Postmortem Brain S. Leonard,1 Y. Rollins,1 J. Logel ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1880)
"Hydrochloric acid compound, (C,H,NO8)HC1, is obtained from the solution of nicotinic acid in dilute hydrochloric acid, on spontaneous evaporation, ..."

5. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Most nicotinic receptors are believed to control the passage of positively ... However, two reports in the last 5 yr suggest that some nicotinic receptors ..."

6. The Vitamins by Henry Clapp Sherman, Sybil Laura Smith (1922)
"From an exhaustive fractionation of the phosphotungstic acid precipitate they succeeded in isolating comparatively large amounts of choline, nicotinic acid ..."

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