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Definitions of nicotine in various dictionaries:
noun - an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
noun - a poisonous alkaloid in tobacco
NICOTINE - Nicotine is a potent parasympathomimetic stimulant and an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants. Nicotine acts as an agonist at most nico...
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| The FDA calls it "a highly addictive chemical compound present in a tobacco plant" |
| Diplomat Jean Nicot introduced tobacco to France in 1560 & this chemical bears his name |
| If using the patch named for this addictive compound, stop smoking first & use it on a different body area each day |
| Like tobacco, eggplants & potatoes belong to the nightshade family & contain small amounts of this addictive drug |
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| A colorless, poisonous alkaloid, C10H14N2, derived from the tobacco plant and used as an insecticide. It is the substance in tobacco to which smokers can become addicted. |
| a toxic colourless or yellowish oily liquid which is the chief active constituent of tobacco. It acts as a stimulant in small doses, but in larger amounts blocks the action of autonomic nerve and skeletal muscle cells. |
| an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco used in medicine and as an insecticide |
| A toxic colourless or yellowish oily liquid which is the chief active constituent of tobacco. It acts as a stimulant in small doses, but in larger amounts blocks the action of autonomic nerve and skeletal muscle cells. |
| a poisonous chemical, found in tobacco, that is addictive |
| a poisonous chemical found in tobacco |
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Nicotine is a potent parasympathomimetic stimulant and an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants. Nicotine acts as an agonist at most nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), except at two nicotinic receptor subunits (nAChR9 and nAChR10) where it acts as a receptor antagonist. Nicotine is found in the leaves of Nicotiana rustica, in concentrations of 214%; in the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum; in Duboisia hopwoodii; and in Asclepias syriaca.Nicotine constitutes approximately 0.63.0% of the dry weight of tobacco. It also occurs in edible plants, such as those in the family Solanaceae, which include eggplants, potatoes, and tomatoes for example, but at trace levels generally under 200 nanograms per gram, dry weight (less than .00002%). Nicotine functions as an antiherbivore chemical; consequently, nicotine was widely used as an insecticide in the past, and neonicotinoids, such as imidacloprid, are widely used. * Nicotine is highly addictive. An average cigarette yields ab |