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Nicotine

//ˈnɪkətiːn// noun

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Noun

1
An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. uncountable
"She is addicted to nicotine."
2
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide wordnet
3
Tobacco or cigarettes. figuratively, uncountable
"He's got nicotine stains on his fingers."

Etymology

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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