nicotine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɪkətiːn/
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Etymology
Etymology tree French Nicot Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French nicotinebor. English nicotine 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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
The nicotine in tobacco has been held to produce anaphrodisiac effects, in spite of such literary commendation as J.M. Barrie's My Lady Nicotine.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 165:She is addicted to nicotine.
The website calls a vote for Alyona a vote against "beauties who do not look natural and who cannot be distinguished from each other" and rails against the "imposed standards" of 90-60-90 vital statistics, and "cigarettes with out nicotine and coffee without caffeine".
2004 April 13, Nick Paton Walsh, “Ample Alyona shakes up Russian pageant”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2024:
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(figuratively, uncountable) Tobacco or cigarettes.
He's got nicotine stains on his fingers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nicotin | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nicotinoid · nicotine patch · nicotini · nicotine yellow · nicotinic · nicotinergic · nicotinize · nicotine stomatitis · nicotine alkaloid · nicotinean · nicotinamide · nicotined · isonicotine · nicotine gum · nicotine polacrilex · nicotinism · nicotine pouch · denicotinized · niceverine · nicotineless · nicotinal · nicotinist · antinicotine · nicotiana · nornicotine · nicotinelike · -nicline · conicotine · nicotinian
Translations (79)
ug نىكوتىن (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · yue 尼古丁 (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ga nicitín (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · tr nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · et nikotiin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · fa-ira نیکوتین (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · sk nikotín (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ky никотин (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · nb nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · th นิโคติน (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · da nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · tl nikotina (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · id nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · yue 煙鹼 /烟碱 (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · gl nicotina (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · oc nicotina (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · nl nicotine (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ru никоти́н (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · hy նիկոտին (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · vi nicotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · bg никоти́н (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · mn никотин (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · tk nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · eo nikotino (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · cmn 煙鹼 /烟碱 (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · nn nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · lt nikotinas (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ka ნიკოტინი (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · de Nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · bn নিকোটিন (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · be нікаці́н (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · fi nikotiini (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · sv nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · io nikotino (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · mk никоти́н (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · sq nikotinë (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · kk никотин (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · fr nicotine (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · el νικοτίνη (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · lv nikotīns (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · vi nicôtin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · is nikótín (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · km និកូត៍រស (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · vi nhựa thuốc (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · sh нико̀тӣн (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · vo nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ms nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · mi nikotini (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · chr ᏂᎪᏘᏂ (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · la nicotinum (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · be нікаты́н (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · pl nikotyna (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ar نِيكُوتِين (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ko 니코틴 (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ca nicotina (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · pms nicotin-a (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · uk нікоти́н (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · uz nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · sw nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · tg никотин (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · cy nicotîn (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · cs nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · az nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · es nicotina (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · hi ताम्रकूटी (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · sl nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · pt nicotina (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · km នីកូទីន (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · it nicotina (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · hu nikotin (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · he נִיקוֹטִין (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ur نِکوٹِین (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · fur nicotine (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ja ニコチン (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · hi निकोटीन (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · sh nikòtīn (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · cmn 尼古丁 (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · my နီကိုတင်း (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) · ro nicotină (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco)