Associations to the word «Capsaicin»

Wiktionary

CAPSAICIN, noun. (organic compound) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their pungent flavor.

Dictionary definition

CAPSAICIN, 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats