Cortana may refer to: 1  Cortana (software), Microsoft personal assistant software. 2  Cortana (Halo), a fictional artificial intelligence character. 3  Cortana (gastropod), a gastropod genus.  Cortana, or Curtana, a ceremonial sword used in the coronation of British 1  monarchs. Cortana Mall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,  USA.
The length of time that nicotine stays in the body and cotinine can be a reliable indicator of nicotine use depends on the amount of tobacco smoked, the number of years smoking tobacco, and the type of nicotine test performed. It can be as short as 2 days, or as long as 3 months.
Different factors decide how long nicotine stays in the blood. In majority of smokers, nicotine and its by-product cotinine remain in the blood for about 3-4 days after quitting. This is naturally dependent on the frequency of smoking.