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General tobacco
A product that is processed by dry plant leaves of the genus Nicotiana. Tobacco is most commonly used as a drug, but can also be used as a pesticide. It is the product that is used in cigars and cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff, and flavored shisha.
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NAChR
Tobacco; General tobacco
(neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors): Areas in the brain which are thought to respond to nicotine, forming the basis of nicotine addiction by stimulating the overflow of dopamine.
Mould
Tobacco; General tobacco
The wooden form used by cigar rollers to give shape to a finished bunch of cigar tobacco. Some moulds have two parts which are then placed in a press.
Moist snuff
Tobacco; General tobacco
A sub-category of oral smokeless tobacco products traditionally used in the US. Products may be processed into fine particles (fine cut moist snuff; top image) or strips (long cut moist snuff; bottom ...
Mixtures
Tobacco; General tobacco
With these, their unique character comes from careful blending of many different exotic tobaccos and not forgetting plain natural Virginia and Shags. Some of the more exotic tobaccos in these ...
Mishri
Tobacco; General tobacco
A form of tobacco tooth powder traditionally used in India. The product is typically manufactured by roasting powdered tobacco on a hot plate until it turns black uniformly. The product is usually ...
Mesolimbic dopamine system
Tobacco; General tobacco
A circuit in the brain that when stimulated by certain substances, such as nicotine, can lead to intense cravings.
Mercosur
Tobacco; General tobacco
Treaty establishing a common market between the Argentine Republic, the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.
