Used in a Sentence

nicotine

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nicotine.

Editorial note

But the correlation is between smoking and drinking coffee, not receiving a certain amount of nicotine and caffeine.

Examples17
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nicotine gathered in one view.

noun

(figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.

noun

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nicotine.

noun

(figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.

noun

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.

Example sentences

1

But the correlation is between smoking and drinking coffee, not receiving a certain amount of nicotine and caffeine.

2

I am of the understanding that we currently produce liquid nicotine from tobacco leaves, and use the liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes.

3

Thankfully, there are ways to ingest caffeine and nicotine that don't involve smoking coffee grounds or tobacco leaves.

4

That is, many of the negative consequences of tobacco come from the delivery method instead of the desirable nicotine.

5

Vapes are starting to turn into that sort of thing since you can get juice with nicotine.

6

People using chewing tobacco would be better off vaping which would give them the nicotine without all the other gunk.

7

These findings are compatible with a decreased responsiveness to nicotine during the prodromal phase of PD.

8

Do people consume more nicotine with these vaporizers than if they had continued smoking cigarettes?

9

While ecigs may deliver fewer toxins than analogs, that doesn't erase the fact that you are much better off without nicotine.

10

It almost seemed easy once I was sleeping 8 hours every night (Ok, except for quitting nicotine).

11

I wouldn't surprised if in 30 years we 'discover' that nicotine was okay all along, just like eating fat.

12

I tell people I 'accidentally quit' now, since I just gradually weaned myself off tobacco and nicotine.

Quote examples

1

To me that's kind of like saying "how would you know if you're addicted to nicotine if you never tried smoking?

2

The abstract reads "Nicotine addiction negatively correlates the changes of developing Parkinson's disease".

3

"nicotine itself is not the problem" Be careful with this...

Proper noun examples

1

Nicotine is a known neurotoxin, it increases inflammation, lowers your hdl, raises your ldl, and stresses your endocrine system (adrenal et al.).

2

Nicotine can have a lot of positive benefits.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nicotine in a sentence?

But the correlation is between smoking and drinking coffee, not receiving a certain amount of nicotine and caffeine.

What does nicotine mean?

(figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.

What part of speech is nicotine?

nicotine is commonly used as noun.