Meanings
nounnicotianine (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA white waxy amino acid with a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves.
Synonyms: tobacco camphor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA white waxy amino acid with a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves.
Similar
tobacco camphor
Origin
- Frenchnicotianine
- Englishnicotianine
From French nicotianine.
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APA
nicotianine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicotianine
MLA
“nicotianine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicotianine. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nicotianine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicotianine.
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