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nicotianin

nicotianin is the alternative form of nicotianine.

Meaning of nicotianine

Noun

nicotianine (uncountable)

  1. A white waxy amino acid with a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves.
    Synonyms:
    tobacco camphor

Questions about nicotianin

What is nicotianin the alternative form of?
Nicotianin is the alternative form of nicotianine.

Words near nicotianin in the dictionary

  1. nicotian
  2. nicotiana
  3. nicotianamine
  4. nicotianamines
  5. nicotianas
  6. nicotianin
  7. nicotianine
  8. nicotianoside
  9. nicotic
  10. nicotidine
  11. nicotiflorin

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