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nicotianine

nicotianine noun: a white waxy amino acid with a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves.

Noun

nicotianine (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of nicotianine

  • tobacco camphor

Origin of nicotianine

From French nicotianine.

Questions about nicotianine

What does nicotianine mean?
Nicotianine means a white waxy amino acid with a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves.
What part of speech is nicotianine?
Nicotianine is a noun.

Words near nicotianine in the dictionary

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

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