NICOTINE


Meaning of NICOTINE in English

n. a colourless poisonous alkaloid present in tobacco.

Derivatives:

nicotinism n. nicotinize v.tr. (also -ise).

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.