Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless, pungent, crystalline compound, C18H27NO3, that is derived from certain capsicums and is a strong irritant to skin and mucous membranes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The crystalline, active principle (C18H27NO3) of Spanish and Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum and C. minimum).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the
Capsicum annuum , and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A chemical compound found in
chilli peppers , which is responsible for their pungent flavor.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One is called the capsaicin receptor, after the stinging substance in red peppers, because it is triggered both by hot air and hot spices.
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Well, what happens is that that even when - in experimental models, when they give this capsaicin, which is the active ingredient, chronically, you do become desensitized to it, eventually.
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If you actually take the active ingredient known as capsaicin and put them in a body cream, you could actually ward off arthritis.
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Speaking of hot, the real heat comes from capsaicin, which is stored in the ribs of these chili peppers.
Pop Goes The Weasel Patterson, James, 1947- 1999
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Speaking of hot, the real heat comes from capsaicin, which is stored in the ribs of these chili peppers.
Pop Goes the Weasel Patterson, James, 1947- 1999
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The product's active ingredient is a synthetic form of the agent that makes chili peppers hot, known as capsaicin.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Reuters 2012
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The product's active ingredient is a synthetic form of the agent that makes chili peppers hot, known as capsaicin.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Food scientists have said that hot peppers contain a substance called capsaicin that can actually cause your body to heat up.
Analysis 2010
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Food scientists have said that hot peppers contain a substance called capsaicin that can actually cause your body to heat up.
Analysis 2010
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We finally verified the quality of this approach by studying the effects of a pharmacological and a physical agent, namely capsaicin and warmth, respectively.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Léon Plaghki et al. 2010
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