nicotine
意味
- ニコチン(たばこに含まれる無色の毒物)
例文
Is nicotine as addictive as heroin?
ニコチンはヘロインと同様に中毒性があるのですか？
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Borrowed from French nicotine, equivalent to Nicot + -ine, named after Jean Nicot (1530–1604), the French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561. The etymology of the surname itself is unclear.