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Scoville heat unit

Scoville heat unit noun: the unit in which the Scoville scale is measured.

Noun

Scoville heat unit (plural Scoville heat units)

  1. The unit in which the Scoville scale is measured.
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Synonyms of Scoville heat unit

Forms of Scoville heat unit

pluralScoville heat units

Origin of Scoville heat unit

From Scoville + heat + unit. From Wilbur Scoville, who invented the unit and its scale. From being a unit of measure of the perceived heat or burning from the spiciness engendered by the capsaicin content.

Questions about Scoville heat unit

What does Scoville heat unit mean?
Scoville heat unit means the unit in which the Scoville scale is measured.
What part of speech is Scoville heat unit?
Scoville heat unit is a noun.
What is the plural of Scoville heat unit?
The plural of Scoville heat unit is Scoville heat units.

Words near Scoville heat unit in the dictionary

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

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