niacin, nicotinic acid
(noun) a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
niacin (uncountable)
(vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
• E375 when used as a colour retention agent
• nicotinic acid
• vitamin B3
• (historic names) vitamin PP, vitamin P-P, PP-factor, pellagra-preventive factor
• canini
Source: Wiktionary
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
