nicotin-

combining form

variants or nicotino-

1

: nicotine : tobacco

nicotinism

nicotinophobe

2

[nicotin- International Scientific Vocabulary, from nicotinic; nicotino- International Scientific Vocabulary nicotinic + -o-] : nicotinic acid

nicotinamide

nicotinonitrile

Word History

Etymology

nicotin- from nicotine; nicotino- from nicotine + -o-

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