nicotine alkaloid

English

Noun

nicotine alkaloid (plural nicotine alkaloids)

  1. (chemistry) any of a range of related alkaloids found in various species of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum which is cultivated for the manufacture of cigarettes

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