NICOTINE


Meaning of NICOTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈni-kə-ˌtēn ]

noun

Etymology: French, from New Latin nicotiana

Date: 1819

: a poisonous alkaloid C 10 H 14 N 2 that is the chief active principle of tobacco and is used as an insecticide

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.