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nicotine alkaloid

nicotine alkaloid noun: any of a range of related alkaloids found in various species of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum which is cultivated for the manufacture of cigarettes.

Noun

nicotine alkaloid (plural nicotine alkaloids)

  1. any of a range of related alkaloids found in various species of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum which is cultivated for the manufacture of cigarettes

Forms of nicotine alkaloid

pluralnicotine alkaloids

Questions about nicotine alkaloid

What does nicotine alkaloid mean?
Nicotine alkaloid means any of a range of related alkaloids found in various species of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum which is cultivated for the manufacture of cigarettes.
What part of speech is nicotine alkaloid?
Nicotine alkaloid is a noun.
What is the plural of nicotine alkaloid?
The plural of nicotine alkaloid is nicotine alkaloids.

Words near nicotine alkaloid in the dictionary

  1. nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide
  2. nicotinamides
  3. nicotinate
  4. nicotinates
  5. nicotine
  6. nicotine alkaloid
  7. nicotine alkaloids
  8. nicotine gum
  9. nicotine gums
  10. nicotine patch
  11. nicotine patches

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