nicotinism

[ nik-uh-tee-niz-uh m, -ti-, nik-uh-tee-niz- ]
/ ˈnɪk ə tiˌnɪz əm, -tɪ-, ˌnɪk əˈti nɪz- /

noun

a pathological condition caused by excessive use of tobacco, and characterized by depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems; nicotine poisoning.

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, nictheroy, nictitate

Example sentences from the Web for nicotinism

  • 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

Medical definitions for nicotinism

nicotinism
[ nĭk′ə-tē-nĭz′əm ]

n.

Nicotine poisoning caused by excessive use of tobacco and characterized by depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems.