nicotine

Noun

Meaning

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: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

briar agent smoke poison gum arsenic caffeine pest butt antimony alkaloid chew quid snuff fag
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Hypernyms

alkaloid pressor vasoconstrictor phytotoxin plant toxin vasoconstrictive

Phrases with the word

nicotine-reducing agent nicotine acid

Anagrams

cotinine

Examples

Cigarettes, I won't do cigarettes, nicotine will kill ya. Tommy Chong

I know one lab that studies nicotine receptors and all the scientists are smokers, and another lab that studies impulse control and they're all overweight. David Eagleman

Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced. Christy Turlington

We think about mortality so little, these days, except to flail hysterically at it with trendy forms of exercise and high-fiber cereals and nicotine patches. Tana French

Anything that affects your senses ... is your business. If you want to kill yourself through nicotine or cyanide, it's your business. Timothy Leary

I like nicotine because it excites my brain and helps me work. Umberto Eco

Close letter words and terms

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide nicotinate nicotine acid nicotine addiction nicotine alkaloid