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nicotine

n. a colourless poisonous alkaloid present in tobacco.
Derivatives:
nicotinism n. nicotinize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology: F f. mod.L nicotiana (herba) tobacco-plant, f. J. Nicot, Fr. diplomat & introducer of tobacco into France in the 16th c.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.