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Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary
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Main Entry: nic·o·tine
Pronunciation: 'nik-&-"tEn
Function: noun
: a poisonous alkaloid C10H14N2 that is the chief active principle of tobacco and that is used as an insecticide
Ni·cot \nE-kO\, Jean (1530?-1600), French diplomat. While French ambassador to Portugal, Nicot introduced tobacco to France by sending tobacco seeds as a gift to the French court in 1560. Linnaeus named the plant genus Nicotiana in his honor in 1753.

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