nicotine alkaloid

noun

any of a range of related alkaloids found in various species of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum which is cultivated for the manufacture of cigarettes

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Meanings

nounnicotine alkaloid (plural nicotine alkaloids)

plural nicotine alkaloids

  1. chemistryany of a range of related alkaloids found in various species of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum which is cultivated for the manufacture of cigarettes
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