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‖ nicotia|nɪˈkəʊʃ(ɪ)a| [mod.L., f. nicot- (see nicotiana) + -ia1.] 1. a. Nicotianin. b. Nicotine.
1830Conwall in Silliman's Jrnl. XVII. 369 The most diagnostic property of Nicotia, is perhaps its entering into solution with vegetable acids, without forming with them any crystalline compound. 1857Miller Elem. Chem., Org. 267 Nicotia [ed. 1862 Nicotylia] appears to belong to the class of nitrile bases. 1875H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 363 When applied directly to the eye, nicotia produces a very marked contraction of the pupil. 2. poet. Tobacco.
1869Lowell Winter Evening Hymn vii, Nicotia, dearer to the Muse Than all the grape's bewildering juice. |