Etymology

nicotinic

N1I1C3O1T1I1N1I1C3

Today it means: Of or pertaining to nicotine or its derivatives. Full definition →

English nicotine ← French nicotine
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  1. FrenchNicot
  2. Frenchnicotine
  3. Englishnicotine
  4. English todaynicotinic

From nicotine + -ic.

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