nicotine

CEFRC1

/ˈnɪkətiːn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An addictive chemical found in tobacco.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Tobacco or cigarettes.

Examples

  • They say that an eggplant has lots of nicotine.

  • His hands had nicotine stains.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.

More examples

In context

  • He's got nicotine stains on his fingers.

  • She is addicted to nicotine.

  • The nicotine in tobacco has been held to produce anaphrodisiac effects, in spite of such literary commendation as J.M. Barrie's My Lady Nicotine.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French nicotine, equivalent to Nicot + -ine, named after Jean Nicot (1530–1604), the French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561. The etymology of the surname itself is unclear.