Nicotine is the substance in tobacco that people can become addicted to.
Nicotine is a stimulant and will interfere with sleep.
Nicotine marks stained his chin and fingers.
nicotine in British English
(ˈnɪkəˌtiːn)
noun
a colourless oily acrid toxic liquid that turns yellowish-brown in air and light: the principal alkaloid in tobacco, used as an agricultural insecticide. Formula: C10H14N2
Derived forms
nicotined (ˈnicoˌtined)
adjective
nicotinic (ˌnɪkəˈtɪnɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from French, from New Latin herba nicotiana Nicot's plant, named after J. Nicot (1530–1600), French diplomat who introduced tobacco into France
nicotine in American English
(ˈnɪkəˌtin; ˌ nɪkəˈtin)
noun
a toxic, addictive, water-soluble alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco leaves
Derived forms
nicotinic (ˌnicoˈtinic) (ˌnɪkəˈtɪnɪk)
adjective
Word origin
Fr < nicotiane, the tobacco plant < ModL nicotiana (herba), Nicot's (plant), after Jean Nicot (1530-1600), Fr ambassador at Lisbon, who first introduced tobacco into France (1560)
Examples of 'nicotine' in a sentence
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All nicotine replacements do is reduce the cravings and mood swings a bit.
The Sun (2017)
LAGS banned from smoking in jail are making cigs out of nicotine patch glue and tea bags.
The Sun (2016)
There will also be more rigorous laws on flavours and the strength of nicotine liquids used.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She advised people to take nicotine patches or gum.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It will be far less easy to waft away a nicotine addiction.
The Sun (2014)
Another downer is that nicotine chewing gum gives you hiccups.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It aims to give smokers a proper understanding of nicotine addiction and withdrawal symptoms.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And selling nicotine gums and patches may be made easier.
The Sun (2008)
The belief that smoking is a physical addiction is what the popular nicotine " patches " trade on.
Austin, Valerie Self-Hypnosis (1994)
Relatives who want to smoke on hospital grounds should be sold a nicotine replacement in hospital shops instead.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The consultation is also expected to include measures that make it easier to sell nicotine replacement gums and patches.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There have been extensive tests and surveys by addiction clinics claiming to prove that smoking constitutes a physical addiction to nicotine.
Austin, Valerie Self-Hypnosis (1994)
The battery-powered plastic devices contain liquid nicotine and produce vapour when smoked.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Well, not since nicotine replacement first became available on prescription.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Now he'll try to stop using nicotine patches and an inhaler.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Couldn't they just use nicotine patches?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A study published this month shows it is more effective than nicotine replacement patches.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Two chemicals in tobacco smoke, nicotine and carbon monoxide, are particularly damaging.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The devices, which frequently resemble a normal cigarette, work by heating a cartridge of liquid containing nicotine.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
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British English: nicotine /ˈnɪkəˌtiːn/ NOUN
Nicotine is an addictive substance in tobacco.
Nicotine produces a feeling of well-being in the smoker.