English dictionary
nicotine
/'n/I/k/@/,t/i/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous.
Source: webster1913