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nicotine

/ˈnɪkətiːn/

Meanings
noun

Nicotina

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.

Examples :

"My grandfather used to smoke cigarettes, and nicotine was a major reason he struggled to quit. "
Mi abuelo solía fumar cigarrillos, y la nicotina fue una de las principales razones por las que le costó dejarlo.
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Related Words

Illustration forming

forming verb

/ˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/

Formar, dar forma

"Clouds were forming interesting shapes in the sky. "

Las nubes estaban formando formas interesantes en el cielo.

Illustration occurring

occurring verb

/əˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ /əˈkɝɪŋ/

Ocurrir, suceder

"The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds."

El despegue ocurrirá en exactamente doce segundos.

Illustration stimulant

stimulant noun

/ˈstɪmjələnt/ /ˈstɪmjʊlənt/

Estimulante

"Coffee is a stimulant that helps many students stay awake during late-night study sessions. "

El café es un estimulante que ayuda a muchos estudiantes a mantenerse despiertos durante las sesiones de estudio nocturnas.

Illustration larger

larger adjective

/ˈlɑː.d͡ʒə/ /ˈlɑɹ.d͡ʒɚ/

Más grande, mayor

"Russia is a large country.   The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size.   He has a large collection of stamps."

Rusia es un país grande. La mosca de la fruta tiene ojos grandes para el tamaño de su cuerpo. Tiene una gran colección de sellos.

Illustration cigarettes

cigarettes noun

/ˌsɪɡəˈrɛts/ /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛtəs/

Cigarrillos

"My grandfather used to keep a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket. "

Mi abuelo solía guardar un paquete de cigarrillos en el bolsillo de su camisa.

Illustration struggled

struggled verb

/ˈstɹʌɡl̩d/

luchar, esforzarse

"During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves."

Durante siglos, el pueblo de Irlanda luchó constantemente para hacer valer su derecho a gobernarse a sí mismo.

Illustration alkaloid

alkaloid noun

/ˈæl.kə.lɔɪd/

Alcaloide

"The coffee bean contains caffeine, which is a stimulating alkaloid. "

El grano de café contiene cafeína, que es un alcaloide estimulante.

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commonly adverb

/ˈkɒmənli/ /ˈkɑmənli/

Comúnmente, generalmente, usualmente

"People commonly eat breakfast before going to school. "

La gente comúnmente desayuna antes de ir a la escuela.

Illustration insecticides

insecticides noun

/ɪnˈsɛktɪsaɪdz/

Insecticida

"Farmers use insecticides to protect their crops from being eaten by bugs. "

Los agricultores usan insecticidas para proteger sus cultivos de ser comidos por insectos.

Illustration addicted

addicted verb

/əˈdɪktɪd/

Entregar

"The court ruled that the company would be added to the list of companies affected by the new law. "

El tribunal dictaminó que la empresa se agregaría a la lista de empresas afectadas por la nueva ley.

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

Abuelo

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Mi abuelo me ayudó con mi tarea de matemáticas.

Illustration tobacco

tobacco noun

/təˈbækoʊ/

Tabaco

"The farmer planted several species of tobacco in his field. "

El agricultor plantó varias especies de tabaco en su campo.