nicotinize

[ nik-uh-tee-nahyz, nik-uh-tee-nahyz ]
/ ˈnɪk ə tiˌnaɪz, ˌnɪk əˈti naɪz /

verb (used with object), nic·o·tin·ized, nic·o·tin·iz·ing.

to drug or impregnate with nicotine.

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Also especially British, nic·o·tin·ise .

Origin of nicotinize

First recorded in 1860–65; nicotine + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM nicotinize

de·nic·o·tin·ize, verb (used with object), de·nic·o·tin·ized, de·nic·o·tin·iz·ing.

Words nearby nicotinize

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, nicotine, nicotinic, nicotinic acid, nicotinism, nicotinize, Nicotrol, Nicoya, Nicoya Peninsula, Nictheroy, nictitate
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