Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nicotinamide_adenine_dinucleotide

1 sense of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

Sense 1
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD -- (a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes)
       => coenzyme -- (a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes)