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capsaicin definition

cap·sai·cin (kap sā′ə sin)

noun

an alkaloid, CHNO, with a burning taste, extracted from capsicum

Etymology: L capsa, box (see case) + -ic + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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