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}]
Nad \Nad\ (n[a^]d), Nadde \Nad"de\ (n[a^]d"de). [Contr. fr. ne hadde.] Had not. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]