"Scoville heat unit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Scoville heat units [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Scoville|heat|unit}} Scoville + heat + unit, {{l|en|unit of measure}} unit of measure, {{l|en|capsaicin}} capsaicin Head templates: {{en-noun}} Scoville heat unit (plural Scoville heat units)
  1. The unit in which the Scoville scale is measured. Wikipedia link: en:Scoville heat unit, en:Wilbur Scoville Synonyms: SHU, Scoville, Scoville unit

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