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What does niacin mean? Is niacin a Scrabble word?

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Is niacin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word niacin is a Scrabble US word. The word niacin is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

N1I1A1C3I1N1

Is niacin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word niacin is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

N1I1A1C3I1N1

Is niacin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word niacin is a Words With Friends word. The word niacin is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2I1A1C4I1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

NIACIN,

5-letter words (1 found)

ACINI,

4-letter words (4 found)

CAIN,CANN,INIA,NAIN,

3-letter words (6 found)

AIN,ANI,ANN,CAN,INN,NAN,

2-letter words (4 found)

AI,AN,IN,NA,

You can make 16 words from niacin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of niacin

niacin

Etymology

in 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɪəsɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪəsɪn

Noun

niacin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

Synonyms

  • E375 when used as a colour retention agent
  • nicotinic acid
  • vitamin B3
  • (historic names) vitamin PP, vitamin P-P, PP-factor, pellagra-preventive factor

Translations

Anagrams

  • canini

Source: wiktionary.org