Chinese symbol for “niacin”
烟酸
yān suān
Traditional: 煙酸
niacin (vitamin B3); 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2; nicotinic acid
The closest CC-CEDICT match for niacin is 烟酸 (yān suān), defined as: niacin (vitamin B3); 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2; nicotinic acid.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “niacin”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 烟碱酸 (菸鹼酸) | yān jiǎn suān | niacin (vitamin B3); nicotinic acid; Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid C6H5NO2 |
| 烟碱素 (菸鹼素) | yān jiǎn sù | (Tw) niacin |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 烟酸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 烟草 (煙草) | yān cǎo | tobacco |
| 香烟 (香煙) | xiāng yān | smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包 |
| 抽烟 (抽煙) | chōu yān | variant of 抽烟 (chōu yān) |
| 吸烟 (吸煙) | xī yān | to smoke |
| 氨基酸 | ān jī suān | amino acid |
| 酸性 | suān xìng | acidity |
| 硫酸 | liú suān | sulfuric acid |
| 酸奶 | suān nǎi | yogurt |
See also: Japanese symbol for “niacin”.
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