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nicotine

nic·o·tine
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nik-uh-teen, -tin, nik-uh-teen]
    • /ˈnɪk əˌtin, -tɪn, ˌnɪk əˈtin/
    • /ˈnɪk.ə.tiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nik-uh-teen, -tin, nik-uh-teen]
    • /ˈnɪk əˌtin, -tɪn, ˌnɪk əˈtin/

Definitions of nicotine word

  • noun nicotine a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 1 0 H 1 4 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide. 1
  • noun nicotine A toxic colorless or yellowish oily liquid that is the chief active constituent of tobacco. It acts as a stimulant in small doses, but in larger amounts blocks the action of autonomic nerve and skeletal muscle cells. Nicotine is also used in insecticides. 1
  • noun nicotine addictive substance in tobacco 1
  • uncountable noun nicotine Nicotine is the substance in tobacco that people can become addicted to. 0
  • noun nicotine a colourless oily acrid toxic liquid that turns yellowish-brown in air and light: the principal alkaloid in tobacco, used as an agricultural insecticide. Formula: C10H14N2 0
  • noun nicotine a toxic, addictive, water-soluble alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco leaves 0
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Origin of nicotine

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1810-20; See origin at nicotiana, -ine2

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Parts of speech for Nicotine

noun
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adverb
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nicotine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • nicotinism

    a pathological condition caused by excessive use of tobacco, and characterized by depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems; nicotine poisoning.

  • alkaloid

    any of a group of nitrogenous basic compounds found in plants, typically insoluble in water and physiologically active. Common examples are morphine, strychnine, quinine, nicotine, and caffeine

  • e-cigarette

    a device used to simulate the experience of smoking, having a cartridge with a heater that vaporizes liquid nicotine instead of burning tobacco.

  • nicotinamide

    a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.

  • nicotinic acid

    a crystalline acid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.
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