nicotine
noun
nic·o·tine
ˈni-kə-ˌtēn 
: a poisonous alkaloid C10H14N2 that is the chief active principle of tobacco and is used as an insecticide
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Our skin is a strong barrier; only very small molecules, like nicotine, have been proven to be successfully absorbed via patch.
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Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
Sunak’s legislation was inspired by New Zealand, which last year passed the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the world, intended to ban sales to those born after Jan. 1, 2009, as well as cut nicotine content and slash the number of tobacco retailers.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
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Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
Sunak’s legislation was inspired by New Zealand, which last year passed the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the world, intended to ban sales to those born after Jan. 1, 2009, as well as cut nicotine content and slash the number of tobacco retailers.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
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nicotine
noun
nic·o·tine
ˈnik-ə-ˌtēn
: a poisonous substance found in tobacco and used as an insecticide
Medical Definition
nicotine
noun
nic·o·tine
ˈnik-ə-ˌtēn
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