nicotianin Chem.
(nɪˈkəʊʃ(ɪ)ənɪn)
Also -ine.
[f. nicotian-a + -in1.]
(See quots.)
| α 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 498 Of Nicotianin. This concrete oily substance exists in tobacco, and gives it its characteristic odour. 1860 Knight's Eng. Cycl., Arts & Sci. V. 938/1 Nicotianin, or essential oil of tobacco. 1892 Syd. Soc. Lex., Nicotianin, a..camphorous bitter substance, obtained from the leaf of the tobacco by distillation with alkaline solutions. |
| β 1839 Ure Dict. Arts 886 Nicotianine is the name of an oil recently extracted from the leaves of tobacco, which possesses the smell of tobacco smoke. 1871 Nichols Fireside Chem. 44 A good cigar..should contain a large proportion of nicotianine. |