To remove nicotine from tobacco, tobacco smoke, or related products through a chemical or mechanical process.
From 'denicotine' with the alternative suffix '-ize' (to cause to become), creating a variant form with equivalent meaning, common in chemistry terminology.
Denicotinization was researched heavily in the 1990s as a potential harm-reduction strategy, but it failed commercially because removing nicotine also removes much of the flavor and appeal of smoking.
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