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ISOTHIOCYANATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("isothiocyanate" is a kind of...):
chemical irritant (a substance producing irritation)
Holonyms ("isothiocyanate" is a substance of...):
mustard; table mustard (pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds)
horseradish; horseradish root (the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning)
mustard (any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica)
radish; Raphanus sativus (Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw)
Allium cepa; onion; onion plant (bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb)
