nicotine
- (uncountable) An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Tobacco or cigarettes.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɪkətiːn/
Etymology
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.
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