"capsaicin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kæpˈseɪəsən/, /kæpˈseɪsən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capsaicin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: capsaicins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} capsaicin (usually uncountable, plural capsaicins)
  1. (organic chemistry) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their piquancy. Wikipedia link: capsaicin Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Organic compounds Categories (lifeform): Peppers Related terms: capsicum Translations (chemical compound): capsaïcina [feminine] (Catalan), 辣椒素 (làjiāosù) (Chinese Mandarin), 辣椒鹼 (Chinese Mandarin), 辣椒碱 (làjiāojiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), kapsaicin [masculine] (Czech), kapsaisiini (Finnish), Capsaicin [neuter] (German), καψαϊκίνη (kapsaïkíni) [feminine] (Greek), kapszaicin (Hungarian), kapsaísín [neuter] (Icelandic), capsæsín [neuter] (Icelandic), capsaicina [feminine] (Italian), kapsaicyna [feminine] (Polish), capsaicina [feminine] (Portuguese), капсаици́н (kapsaicín) [feminine] (Russian), capsaicina [feminine] (Spanish), capsaicin [neuter] (Swedish)

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