English
wikipedia
Etymology
From w:Jean Nicot|Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�nɪk�ti�n/
Noun
en-noun|-
- chemistry An alkaloid (C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>2</sub>), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant, in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides. It is possibly a carcinogen.
Translations
trans-top|addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco
Chinese: 尼��
Czech: nikotin#Czech|nikotin m
Finnish: nikotiini
French: #French|nicotine f
German: Nikotin
Greek: νικο�ίνη (nikotini) (:el:νικο�ίνη|el)
trans-mid
Italian: nicotina f
Japanese: ���� (nikochin)
Latin: nicotina f
Swedish: nikotin?
trans-bottom
Category:Botany
Italian
Noun
nicotine f
- plural of|nicotina|lang=Italian
el:nicotine
es:nicotine
fr:nicotine
ko:nicotine
io:nicotine
id:nicotine
it:nicotine
ru:nicotine
fi:nicotine
vi:nicotine
tr:nicotine
zh:nicotine
| 