NICOTINES

Noun

nicotines

plural of nicotine

Anagrams

• cotinines, insection, noncities

Source: Wiktionary


NICOTINE

Nic"o*tine ( or ), n. Etym: [F. nicotine. See Nicotian.] (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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