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nicotism

nicotism is the alternative form of nicotinism.

Meaning of nicotinism

Noun

nicotinism (uncountable)

  1. nicotine poisoning (especially as a result of tobacco use)
    • Some authors, among them Taylor, and Woodman and Tidy hold that it is dilated in acute poisoning, while Pereira and Bartholow, say contracted, but in chronic nicotinism it is usually dilated.1881, Nervous Diseases: Their Description and Treatment, page 441
  2. Addiction to nicotine.
    • Of the means of relief adopted for the cure of nicotinism, abandonment of the cause will bring about recovery in most cases without any medication1896 August, H. M. Ochiltree, “Tobacco from an esthetic and hygienic point of view”, in American Journal of Dental Science, volume 30, number 4

Questions about nicotism

What is nicotism the alternative form of?
Nicotism is the alternative form of nicotinism.

Words near nicotism in the dictionary

  1. nicotins
  2. nicotinurate
  3. nicotinurates
  4. nicotinuric acid
  5. nicotinyl
  6. nicotism
  7. nicotize
  8. nicotized
  9. nicotizes
  10. nicotizing
  11. Nicotra

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