nic|o|tine

nic|o|tine
nic|o|tine «NIHK uh teen», noun.
a poison contained in the leaves, roots, and seeds of tobacco, from which it is obtained as an oily, colorless, acrid liquid, used to kill insects and parasites. It is an alkaloid. Formula: C10H14N2
[< French nicotine < nicotiane nicotiana < New Latin (herba) nicotiana < Jean Nicot, about 1530-1600, French ambassador to Portugal who introduced tobacco into France about 1560]

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