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capsaicin

/kæpˈseɪəsən/

capsaicin noun: a chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their piquancy.

Noun

capsaicin (usually uncountable, plural capsaicins)

  1. (usually) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their piquancy.

capsaicin meaning in Thai

capsaicin in Thai

chemical compound
แคปไซซิน kɛ́p-sai-sin

Forms of capsaicin

pluralcapsaicins

Origin of capsaicin

Arbitrary alteration of earlier capsicine, capsicin (“material extracted from cayenne pepper”), presumably to prevent confusion, from German Capsicin, from New Latin capsicum + German -in. Name introduced by John Clough Thresh (1850–1932) in “Capsaicin, the Active Principle of Capsicum Fruits”.

Words formed from capsaicin

Questions about capsaicin

What does capsaicin mean?
Capsaicin means a chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their piquancy.
What is capsaicin in Thai?
Capsaicin in Thai is แคปไซซิน (kɛ́p-sai-sin). See Capsaicin meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is capsaicin?
Capsaicin is a noun.
How do you pronounce capsaicin?
Capsaicin is pronounced /kæpˈseɪəsən/.
What is the plural of capsaicin?
The plural of capsaicin is capsaicins.

Words near capsaicin in the dictionary

  1. caps off
  2. caps on
  3. caps up
  4. caps-locked
  5. caps.
  6. capsaicin
  7. capsaicinoid
  8. capsaicinoids
  9. capsaicins
  10. capsanthin
  11. capsase

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