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Definition of Nicotine

1. Noun. An alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide.

Definition of Nicotine

1. n. 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.

Definition of Nicotine

1. Noun. (chemistry) An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides. ¹

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Definition of Nicotine

1. a poisonous alkaloid in tobacco [n -S]

Medical Definition of Nicotine

1. A plant alkaloid from tobacco, blocks transmission at nicotinic synapses. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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