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nicotine (iou)



nicotine noun. Orig. nicotin. E19.
[from NICOT(IANA + -INE5.]
Chemistry. A toxic colourless or yellowish oily liquid alkaloid which is the chief constituent of tobacco, acting as a stimulant in small doses, but in larger amounts blocking the action of autonomic nerve and skeletal muscle cells; -pyridyl--N-methylpyrrolidine, C10H14N2.
Comb.: nicotine patch an adhesive patch impregnated with nicotine which is worn on the skin and from which nicotine is absorbed gradually through the skin, thus reducing the wearer's craving for cigarettes.
nicotined adjective full of tobacco smoke; stained or impregnated with nicotine: L19.
nico'tinian adjective = NICOTIAN adjective L19.
nicotinism noun a pathological condition produced by excessive use of tobacco; nicotine poisoning, addiction to nicotine: L19.
nicotini'zation noun the action of nicotinizing someone; the state of being nicotinized: M20.
nicotinize verb trans. subject to the action of nicotine, drug or saturate with nicotine M19.
nicotize verb trans. (now rare) = nicotinize M19.