NICOTINE


Meaning of NICOTINE in English

n. a colourless poisonous alkaloid present in tobacco. nicotinism n. nicotinize v.tr. (also -ise).

[ F f. mod.L nicotiana (herba) tobacco-plant, f. J. Nicot, Fr. diplomat & introducer of tobacco into France in the 16th c. ]

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