nicotinism

[ nik-uh-tee-niz-uhm, -ti-, nik-uh-tee-niz- ]

noun

1. a pathological condition caused by excessive use of tobacco, and characterized by depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems; nicotine poisoning.

nicotinism

/ ˈnɪkətiːˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. pathol a toxic condition of the body or a bodily organ or part caused by nicotine

Word History and Origins

Origin of nicotinism¹

First recorded in 1890–95; nicotine + -ism

Example Sentences

Like alcoholism and nicotinism, the saddest results of sex diseases are social and economic.

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