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Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English nicotine, a borrowing from French, named after Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561.
Noun
nicitín m (genitive singular nicitín)
- (chemistry) nicotine
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nicitín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nicitín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “nicitín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024