About The Word Nicotine
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Nicotine
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What's The Definition Of Nicotine?
[n] an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nicotine: Related Terms | Find terms related to Nicotine: See Also | alkaloid | baccy | phytotoxin | plant toxin | tobacco | vasoconstrictive | vasoconstrictor Nicotine In Webster's Dictionary \Nic"o*tine\ (? or ?), n. [F. nicotine. See
{Nicotian}.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. It is a
colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor,
and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous. --Ure.
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