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capsaicin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kæpˈseɪəsən/
  • /kæpˈseɪsən/
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Etymology

Arbitrary alteration of earlier capsicine, capsicin (“material extracted from cayenne pepper”), presumably to prevent confusion, from German Capsicin, from New Latin capsicum + German -in. Name introduced by John Clough Thresh (1850–1932) in “Capsaicin, the Active Principle of Capsicum Fruits”.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their piquancy.

Forms

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capsaicins Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

homocapsaicin · homodihydrocapsaicin · dihydrocapsaicin · capsaicinoid

Relateds

capsicum

Translations (23)

pt capsaicina (chemical compound) · ro capsaicină (chemical compound) · cmn 辣椒素 (chemical compound) · el καψαϊκίνη (chemical compound) · es capsaicina (chemical compound) · it capsaicina (chemical compound) · ko 캡사이신 (chemical compound) · tr kapsaisin (chemical compound) · hu kapszaicin (chemical compound) · cs kapsaicin (chemical compound) · fi kapsaisiini (chemical compound) · fr capsaïsine (chemical compound) · de Capsaicin (chemical compound) · sv capsaicin (chemical compound) · pl kapsaicyna (chemical compound) · is kapsaísín (chemical compound) · ca capsaïcina (chemical compound) · is capsæsín (chemical compound) · cmn 辣椒鹼 /辣椒碱 (chemical compound) · th แคปไซซิน (chemical compound) · fr capsaïcine (chemical compound) · ja カプサイシン (chemical compound) · ru капсаици́н (chemical compound)