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nicotine

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈnɪk.ə.tiːn/ US  /-t̬iːn/

Definition

a poisonous chemical found in tobacco which makes people who breathe it in regularly want more of itTobacco and smoking
(Definition of nicotine noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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