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nicotine
nicotine
English
Noun
nicotine (usually uncountable, plural nicotines)
- (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.
- (figuratively) tobacco, cigarettes
- He is addicted to nicotine.
Translations
addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco
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