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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Jean Nicot (1530-1604), French diplomat who first brought tobacco into France

nicotine

 noun
     
Related topics: Tobacco
nic‧o‧tine [uncountable]
DFT a substance in tobacco which makes it difficult for people to stop smoking
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