Nicotinic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nicotinic \Nic`o*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used
     specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine,
     obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic
     acid.
     [1913 Webster]