CAPSAICIN

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("capsaicin" is a kind of...):

chemical irritant (a substance producing irritation)

Holonyms ("capsaicin" is a substance of...):

capsicum; capsicum pepper plant; pepper (any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers)

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