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.

Origin of nicotinism

1
First recorded in 1890–95; nicotine + -ism

Words Nearby nicotinism

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How to use nicotinism in a sentence

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

    Civics and Health | William H. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for nicotinism

nicotinism

/ (ˈnɪkətiːˌnɪzəm) /


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

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