- nic·o·tine
- /ˈnıkəˌtiːn/ noun [noncount]: a poisonous substance in tobacco that makes it difficult for people to stop smoking cigarettes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nic·o·tine
Look at other dictionaries:
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… … Useful english dictionary
nic|o|tine|less — «NIHK uh TEEN lihs», adjective. without nicotine: »nicotineless smoking … Useful english dictionary
tine — ab·ro·tine; acon·i·tine; ac·tine; ad·a·man·tine; ag·ma·tine; al·a·cre·a·tine; am·e·thys·tine; an·a·tine; ar·re·tine; as·bes·tine; as·ta·tine; at·tine; bar·bo·tine; bar·ken·tine; bar·quen·tine; bar·y·tine; bikh·a·con·i·tine; bi·son·tine;… … English syllables
nic — acet·y·le·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ad·mi·nic·u·lar; al·ge·do·nic; al·go·lag·nic; ar·e·nic·o·la; ar·e·nic·o·lite; ar·e·nic·o·lous; ato·nic·i·ty; bac·te·rio·fre·nic; both·nic; ca·nic·o·la; ca·nic·u·lar; cat·e·chu·tan·nic; cav·er·nic·o·lous;… … English syllables
nicotine — nic·o·tine … English syllables
nicotine — nic|o|tine [ˈnıkəti:n] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Jean Nicot (1530 1604), French diplomat who first brought tobacco into France] a substance in tobacco which makes it difficult for people to stop smoking … Dictionary of contemporary English
nicotine — nic|o|tine [ nıkə,tin ] noun uncount the drug in tobacco that makes people ADDICTED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nicotineless — nic·o·tine·less … English syllables
nicotine — nic•o•tine [[t]ˈnɪk əˌtin, tɪn, ˌnɪk əˈtin[/t]] n. chem. a colorless, oily, water soluble, highly toxic liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide • Etymology: 1810–20; < F; see nicotiana, ine II … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
