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nicotin

nicotin is the obsolete spelling of nicotine.

Meaning of nicotine

Noun

nicotine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
    • She is addicted to nicotine.
  2. (figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.
    • He's got nicotine stains on his fingers.

Forms of nicotin

pluralnicotins

Questions about nicotin

What is nicotin the obsolete spelling of?
Nicotin is the obsolete spelling of nicotine.

Words near nicotin in the dictionary

  1. nicotianine
  2. nicotianoside
  3. nicotic
  4. nicotidine
  5. nicotiflorin
  6. nicotin
  7. nicotinal
  8. nicotinaldehyde
  9. nicotinamidase
  10. nicotinamidases
  11. nicotinamide

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