nicotinism

[ nik-uh-tee-niz-uhm, -ti-, nik-uh-tee-niz- ]

noun

1. a pathological condition caused by excessive use of tobacco, and characterized by depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems; nicotine poisoning.

nicotinism

/ ˈnɪkətiːˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. pathol a toxic condition of the body or a bodily organ or part caused by nicotine

Word History and Origins

Origin of nicotinism¹

First recorded in 1890–95; nicotine + -ism

Example Sentences

Kleptomania, dipsomania, nicotinism, morphinomania, and several varieties of phobies have all been known to yield to hypnotic suggestion.

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Were it not for the social and industrial consequences of drunkenness and nicotinism, it is doubtful if the most lurid picture of fatty degeneration, alcoholic consumption, hardened liver, inactive stomach lining, would outweigh the pleasing—and deceiving—sensations of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes.

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See AlcoholismTenement reforms, 20, 186, 209, 304, 403Thompson, J. Arthur, 336Tobacco: instruction at school, 3;economic injuries of, 201;forbidden to employees, 210;evils of nicotinism, 363-368, 386 Tonsils, hypertrophied, 44Trachoma, 69-71Trudeau, E.L.,

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If the two first-mentioned weapons are effectively used, there will be an increasing proportion of nonsmokers and not-yet-smokers who will give attentive ear to proof that nicotinism is a nuisance.

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Like alcoholism and nicotinism, the saddest results of sex diseases are social and economic.

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