nicotine

Borrowed from French nicotine, named after Jean Nicot (1530–1604), French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561. Etymology of the surname itself is unclear.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪkətiːn/

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nicotine (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.

   He is addicted to nicotine.

2. (figuratively) Tobacco, cigarettes

   He's got nicotine stains on his fingers.

• conicotine
• denicotinized
• nicotinal
• nicotine alkaloid
• nicotinean
• nicotine gum
• nicotine patch
• nicotine polacrilex
• nicotine stomatitis
• nicotinian
• nicotinic
• nicotinize

• cotinine

Borrowed from French nicotine.

• IPA^(key): /ˌni.koːˈti.nə/

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• Hyphenation: ni‧co‧ti‧ne
• Rhymes: -inə

nicotine f (uncountable)

1. nicotine (C₁₀H₁₄N₂, alkaloid)

• nicotinekauwgom
• nicotinepleister

Named after French diplomat Jean Nicot (1530–1604).

• IPA^(key): /ni.kɔ.tin/

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nicotine f (uncountable)

1. nicotine (alkaloid)

• “nicotine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

nicotine f (plural -)

1. nicotine

nicotine f

1. plural of nicotina

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