nicotine

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. uncountable
    — She is addicted to nicotine.
  2. Tobacco or cigarettes. figuratively,uncountable
    — He's got nicotine stains on his fingers.

词形变化

nicotin alternative,obsolete

词源

Etymology tree
French Nicot
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnus
French -in
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -am
Old French -e
French -e
French -ine
French nicotinebor.
English nicotine
Borrowed from French nicotine, equivalent to Nicot + -ine, named after Jean Nicot (1530–1604), the French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561. The etymology of the surname itself is unclear.
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