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单词 nicotinic
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nicotinic

adjective

nic·​o·​tin·​ic ˌni-kə-ˈtē-nik How to pronounce nicotinic (audio) -ˈti- How to pronounce nicotinic (audio)
: relating to, resembling, producing, or mediating the effects produced by nicotine on nerve fibers at autonomic ganglia and at the neuromuscular junctions of voluntary muscle which increases activity in small doses and inhibits it in larger doses
nicotinic receptors
compare muscarinic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The addiction-fighting medication acts on proteins called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which are the same neurological buttons that tobacco products push. Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2007

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

nicotinic

adjective

nic·​o·​tin·​ic ˌnik-ə-ˈtē-nik How to pronounce nicotinic (audio) -ˈtin-ik How to pronounce nicotinic (audio)
: relating to, resembling, producing, or mediating the effects that are produced by acetylcholine liberated by nerve fibers at autonomic ganglia and at the neuromuscular junctions of voluntary muscle and that are mimicked by nicotine which increases activity in small doses and inhibits it in larger doses
nicotinic receptors
compare muscarinic
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