Complete Definition of "nicotine"

English
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Etymology
From w:Jean Nicot|Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�nɪk�ti�n/

Noun
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  1. chemistry An alkaloid (C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>2</sub>), 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. It is possibly a carcinogen.

Translations
trans-top|addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco
Chinese: 尼��
Czech: nikotin#Czech|nikotin m
Finnish: nikotiini
French: #French|nicotine f
German: Nikotin
Greek: νικο�ίνη (nikotini) (:el:νικο�ίνη|el)
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Italian: nicotina f
Japanese: ���� (nikochin)
Latin: nicotina f
Swedish: nikotin?
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Category:Botany


Italian

Noun
nicotine f

  1. plural of|nicotina|lang=Italian

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