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Nicotine vs Neonicotinoid - What's the difference?

nicotine | neonicotinoid |

As nouns the difference between nicotine and neonicotinoid

is that 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 while neonicotinoid is any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.

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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    neonicotinoid

    English

    (wikipedia neonicotinoid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.

    • Hyponyms

    *acetamiprid *clothianidin *dinotefuran *imidacloprid *nitenpyram *thiacloprid *thiamethoxam