nicotine

UK/ˈnɪkətiːn/US/ˈnɪkətiːn/

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Nicotine is the addictive poison found in tobacco. Nicotine patches, nicotine addiction, high in nicotine.

It is what makes smoking hard to stop, but it is not what causes the cancer — that comes from the tar and the products of burning. This is why nicotine replacement is recommended: it treats the addiction without the smoke. It is a potent insecticide.

Definitions of nicotine

1nounnicotineThe addictive poison found in tobacco.B1+
“Chewing gum with nicotine in it helped him give up cigarettes.”

nicotine is a substance.

Where it comes from

Named after Jean Nicot, the French ambassador who sent tobacco seeds to France in 1561.

French
nicotine
English, today
nicotine

Borrowed from French nicotine., equivalent to Nicot + -ine, named after Jean Nicot, the French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561. The etymology of the surname itself is unclear.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

nicotine in the wild

Nicotine is typically consumed through tobacco smoking, vaping, or other nicotine delivery systems.
Nicotine
At high doses it can cause nicotine poisoning and respiratory paralysis.
Nicotine
As a result, nicotine withdrawal often makes the process of quitting difficult.
Smoking cessation
Non-tobacco nicotine pouches are presently not regulated at EU-level and are the most common type of tobacco product in Sweden and are also available in Switzerland.
Snus
Nicotinic receptors also respond to drugs such as the agonist nicotine.
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

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