NICOTINIC


Meaning of NICOTINIC in English

/nik'euh tin"ik, -tee"nik/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or containing nicotine.

2. related to or imitating the action of nicotine on neurons, esp. in blocking the cholinergic receptors of the autonomic ganglia.

[ 1870-75; NICOTINE + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .