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nic·o·tine
(nĭk′ə-tēn′)n.
A toxic alkaloid, C10H14N2, that is found in the tobacco plant, constitutes the primary addictive substance in tobacco products, and acts as a stimulant at low doses.
[French, from New Latin nicotiāna, nicotiana; see nicotiana.]
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nicotine
(ˈnɪkəˌtiːn)n
(Elements & Compounds) a colourless oily acrid toxic liquid that turns yellowish-brown in air and light: the principal alkaloid in tobacco, used as an agricultural insecticide. Formula: C10H14N2
[C19: from French, from New Latin herba nicotiana Nicot's plant, named after J. Nicot (1530–1600), French diplomat who introduced tobacco into France]
ˈnicoˌtined adj
nicotinic adj
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nic•o•tine
(ˈnɪk əˌtin, -tɪn, ˌnɪk əˈtin)n.
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
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nic·o·tine
(nĭk′ə-tēn′) A poisonous compound occurring naturally in the tobacco plant. It is used in medicine and as an insecticide. Nicotine can be addictive.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor - any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure alkaloid - natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants phytotoxin, plant toxin - any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin |
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nicotine
(ˈnikətiːn) noun a harmful substance contained in tobacco. nicotina
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nicotine
→ nicotinaMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
nic·o·tine
n. nicotina, alcaloide tóxico, ingrediente principal del tabaco.
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nicotine
n nicotinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.