nicotinic
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nicotine (ˈnɪkəˌtiːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a colourless oily acrid toxic liquid that turns yellowish-brown in air and light: the principal alkaloid in tobacco, used as an agricultural insecticide. Formula: C10H14N2 | |
| [C19: from French, from New Latin herba nicotiana Nicot's plant, named after J. Nicot (1530--1600), French diplomat who introduced tobacco into France] | |
| 'nicotined | |
| —adj | |
| nicotinic | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
nicotinic nic·o·tin·ic (nĭk'ə-tĭn'ĭk, -tē'nĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to nicotine.
Of or relating to niacin.
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Example sentences
Those genes code for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, cell-surface proteins that selectively bind to nicotine molecules.
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