nicotine.
An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
Meaning & usage
An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
She is addicted to nicotine.
Tobacco or cigarettes.
He's got nicotine stains on his fingers.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree French Nicot Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French nicotinebor. English nicotine 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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