Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid;
serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes;
[syn: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nad \Nad\ (n[a^]d), Nadde \Nad"de\ (n[a^]d"de). [Contr. fr. ne
hadde.]
Had not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
NAD
n 1: a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from
the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in
various metabolic processes [syn: nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide, NAD]