nicotinic
adjEtymology From nicotine + -ic.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of or pertaining to nicotine or its derivatives.
- Nicotine, a stimulant found in tobacco, long used by Native Americans, taught scientists about the existence of our own nicotinic receptors, which influence neuronal excitement.2019 May 14, Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “Can CBD Really Do All That?”, in The New York Times Magazine:
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of or pertaining to nicotinic acid, also called niacin.
- Synonyms
- nicotinal, nicotinian, nicotinean
- Derived terms
- antinicotinic, nicofibrate, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor