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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
nicotine
 
SYLLABICATION:nic·o·tine
PRONUNCIATION:  nk-tn
NOUN: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from New Latin nicotina. See nicotiana.
 
 
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