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nicotinic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
nico-tinic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to nicotine or its derivatives.

adj

Of or pertaining to nicotinic acid, also called niacin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree French Nicot Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French nicotinebor. English nicotine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nicotinic From nicotine + -ic.

Derived Forms

antinicotinic nicofibrate

Phrases

nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Synonyms

nicotinal nicotinian nicotinean

Rhymes With

clinic cynic rabbinic monoclinic muscarinic finnick polyclinic minnick succinic actinic finnic baltic-finnic

Questions

What does nicotinic mean?
Of or pertaining to nicotine or its derivatives.
Where does nicotinic come from?
Etymology tree French Nicot Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French nicotinebor. English nicotine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nicotinic From nicotine + -ic.

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