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Word: Capsaicin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: alteration of capsicine, the name of a substance formerly thought to have the same property
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kapˈseɪɪsɪn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kapˈseɪsɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a compound that is responsible for the pungency of capsicums.
Short Definition:compound that is responsible for pungency of capsicums
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