nicotine
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nicotine
- /ˈnɪkətiːn/
Where it comes from
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.
noun nicotin
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alkaloid, nrt, administer, transdermal, tobacco, smoking, cessation, niquitin, nicotin, nicotina, nicotine polacrilex, nicorette, nicoderm, prostep, nicotrol, habitrol
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noun addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco
| Español | nicotina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 니코틴 nikotin |
| 日本語 | ニコチン nikochin |
| 中文 | 尼古丁 nígǔdīng, 煙鹼 /烟碱 yānjiǎn |
| हिन्दी | निकोटीन nikoṭīn, ताम्रकूटी tāmrakūṭī |
| Kiswahili | nikotin |
| Português | nicotina |
| Français | nicotine |
| Deutsch | Nikotin |
| Italiano | nicotina |
| Ελληνικά | νικοτίνη nikotíni |
| Română | nicotină |
| Русский | никоти́н nikotín |
| Tiếng Việt | nicotin, nhựa thuốc, nicôtin |
| العربية | نِيكُوتِين nikutīn |
| עברית | נִיקוֹטִין nikotín |
Talk about this word "nicotine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nicotine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nicotine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nicotine "nicotine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nicotine.Cite this
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title = {nicotine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nicotine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
