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Scoville

Scoville proper noun: a surname from Norman. Also the ellipsis of Scoville heat unit.

Proper noun

Scoville (plural Scovilles)

  1. A surname from Norman.

Also used as

Scoville is also the ellipsis of Scoville heat unit.

Forms of Scoville

Proper noun
pluralScovilles
alternative formScovil
alternative formScovill
Noun
pluralScovilles

Origin of Scoville

English surname of Norman origin, from the town of Escoville, in Normandy.

Words formed from Scoville

Phrases with Scoville

Questions about Scoville

What does Scoville mean?
Scoville means a surname from Norman.
What part of speech is Scoville?
Scoville is a proper noun.

Words near Scoville in the dictionary

  1. Scovell
  2. scovels
  3. scoves
  4. Scovil
  5. Scovill
  6. Scoville
  7. Scoville heat unit
  8. Scoville heat units
  9. Scoville scale
  10. Scoville unit
  11. Scoville units

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