ETYM French nicotine. Related to Nicotian.
C10H14N2 alkaloid (nitrogenous compound) obtained from the dried leaves of the tobacco plant Nicotiana tabacum and used as an insecticide. A colorless oil, soluble in water, it turns brown on exposure to the air.
Nicotine in its pure form is one of the most powerful poisons known. It is the component of cigarette smoke that causes physical addiction. It is named for a 16th-century French diplomat, Jacques Nicot, who introduced tobacco to France.
An alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide. + prikaži više