What does nicotine mean?

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  1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.
  2. (figuratively) tobacco, cigarettes
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Avoiding nicotine and red meat, as Adventists do, is known to be good for your health.
Highland Council is also phasing out all smoking rooms and offering nicotine patches, hypnotherapy and acupuncture to help beat their habit.
The filters attach to cigarettes and gradually reduce the amount of nicotine consumed.
The cigarette has a filter that makes them harder to inhale, aimed at reducing tar and nicotine consumption.
So it's feasible to raise enough antibody there to either completely block or very substantially attenuate the effects that nicotine would have.
I know that I personally am only very slightly physically addicted to nicotine.

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