OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29486

nicotine

/ˈnɪkətiːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
nicotina
An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
She is addicted to nicotine.
The nicotine in tobacco has been held to produce anaphrodisiac effects, in spite of such literary commendation as J.M. Barrie's My Lady Nicotine.
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