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Alcohol vs Nicotine - What's the difference?

alcohol | nicotine |

As nouns the difference between alcohol and nicotine

is that alcohol is while nicotine is (chemistry) an alkaloid (c10h14n2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant in small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.

alcohol

English

(wikipedia alcohol)

Noun

  • (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
  • (uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
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  • (obsolete) Any very fine powder.

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    * See also

    Derived terms

    * -holic * -holism * -ol * alcohol abuse * alcoholic * alcoholism * low-alcohol * non-alcoholic * nonalcoholic

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    nicotine

    English

    (wikipedia nicotine)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (chemistry) An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.
  • tobacco, cigarettes
    • He is addicted to nicotine .

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