nicotinic

[ nik-uh-tin-ik, -tee-nik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing nicotine.
2. related to or imitating the action of nicotine on neurons, especially in blocking the cholinergic receptors of the autonomic ganglia.

Other Words From

• nonnic·o·tinic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nicotinic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; nicotine + -ic