'Nicotianine' definitions:

Definition of 'Nicotianine'

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  • Nicotianine \Ni*co"ti*a*nine\ (? or ?), n. [F. nicotianine. See Nicotian.] (Chem.) A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor. [1913 Webster]