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nicotinism

[ nik-uh-tee-niz-uhm, -ti-, nik-uh-tee-niz- ]
/ ˈnɪk ə tiˌnɪz əm, -tɪ-, ˌnɪk əˈti nɪz- /
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noun
a pathological condition caused by excessive use of tobacco, and characterized by depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems; nicotine poisoning.
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Origin of nicotinism

First recorded in 1890–95; nicotine + -ism

Words nearby nicotinism

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, nicotine, nicotinic, nicotinic acid, nicotinism, nicotinize, Nicoya, Nicoya Peninsula, nictate, Nictheroy
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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
pathol a toxic condition of the body or a bodily organ or part caused by nicotine
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