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nicotine

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈnɪkətiːn/

Definition of nicotine

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
    “She is addicted to nicotine.”
    “The nicotine in tobacco has been held to produce anaphrodisiac effects, in spite of such literary commendation as J.M. Barrie's My Lady Nicotine.”
    “The website calls a vote for Alyona a vote against "beauties who do not look natural and who cannot be distinguished from each other" and rails against the "imposed standards" of 90-60-90 vital statistics, and "cigarettes with out nicotine and coffee without caffeine".”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
    “She is addicted to nicotine.”
    “The nicotine in tobacco has been held to produce anaphrodisiac effects, in spite of such literary commendation as J.M. Barrie's My Lady Nicotine.”
    “The website calls a vote for Alyona a vote against "beauties who do not look natural and who cannot be distinguished from each other" and rails against the "imposed standards" of 90-60-90 vital statistics, and "cigarettes with out nicotine and coffee without caffeine".”
  2. (figuratively, uncountable)Tobacco or cigarettes.
    “He's got nicotine stains on his fingers.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree French Nicot French -in French -e French -ine French nicotinebor. English nicotine Borrowed from French nicotine, equivalent to Nicot + -ine, named after Jean Nicot (1530–1604), the French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561. The etymology of the surname itself is unclear.

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