nicotine

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable) An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
2. (figuratively, uncountable) Tobacco or cigarettes.

Sinonieme

resin

Vertalings

nicotine

nicotina

Nikotin

nicotina

νικοτίνη

nicotina

نيكوتين

Nicotin

nicotine

nikotin

nicotina

nicotina

nicotina

nicotinum

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈnɪkətiːn/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.