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nornicotine

nornicotine noun: an alkaloid, 3-[(2S)-2-pyrrolidinyl]pyridine, formally derived from nicotine by removal of the N-methyl group.

Noun

nornicotine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid, 3-[(2S)-2-pyrrolidinyl]pyridine, formally derived from nicotine by removal of the N-methyl group

Origin of nornicotine

From nor- + nicotine.

Questions about nornicotine

What does nornicotine mean?
Nornicotine means an alkaloid, 3-[(2S)-2-pyrrolidinyl]pyridine, formally derived from nicotine by removal of the N-methyl group.
What part of speech is nornicotine?
Nornicotine is a noun.

Words near nornicotine in the dictionary

  1. norms
  2. normwise
  3. Norn
  4. Norn Iron
  5. nornantenine
  6. nornicotine
  7. nornoreast
  8. nornorwest
  9. Norns
  10. Noro
  11. Noroian

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