capsaicin

noun

cap·sa·i·cin kap-ˈsā-ə-sən How to pronounce capsaicin (audio)

: a colorless irritant phenolic amide C₁₈H₂₇NO₃ found in various capsicums that gives hot peppers their hotness and that is used in topical creams for its analgesic properties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Anyone who has eaten a spicy chile is familiar with what capsaicin can do.

Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2022 It’s not just the heat, this steady throb of chile-pepper capsaicin.

Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 Use gloves when handling hot peppers; do not touch eyes or nose, as capsaicin can burn skin.

Christopher Michel, Country Living, 18 July 2022 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography determines the concentration of capsaicin in a pepper but uses the same Scoville ranking system.

Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 The hotter the pepper, the more capsaicin the peppers contain.

Christopher Michel, Country Living, 18 July 2022 Peppers like hot weather, plus high temperatures and droughty conditions will produce a higher concentration of capsaicin, the chemical in the pepper that produces the hot taste.

Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2022 When Julius became interested in the subject of pain, the nerve receptor triggered by capsaicin hadn’t yet been identified.

Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2021 Some repellent sprays may help discourage animals, especially products containing capsaicin, the compound that gives hot peppers their heat.

Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier capsicine, capsicin "material extracted from cayenne pepper," borrowed from German Capsicin, from New Latin Capsicum capsicum + German -in -in entry 1

Note: Name introduced by the British physician and chemist John Clough Thresh (1850-1932) in "Capsaicin, the Active Principle of Capsicum Fruits," The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, 3. series, Vol. 7 (July 3, 1876), p. 21. Thresh altered the name more or less arbitrarily, presumably to prevent confusion with the name for the earlier mixture, the impurity of which he demonstrated. German Capsicin appears to have been introduced by the chemist Christian Friedrich Buchhol(t)z in "Chemische Untersuchung der trockenen reifen spanischen Pfeffers," Almanach oder Taschenbuch für Scheidekünstler und Apotheker, vol. 37 (1816), pp. 1-30.

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

单词	capsaicin
释义	capsaicin noun cap·sa·i·cin kap-ˈsā-ə-sən : a colorless irritant phenolic amide C₁₈H₂₇NO₃ found in various capsicums that gives hot peppers their hotness and that is used in topical creams for its analgesic properties Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Anyone who has eaten a spicy chile is familiar with what capsaicin can do. Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2022 It’s not just the heat, this steady throb of chile-pepper capsaicin. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 Use gloves when handling hot peppers; do not touch eyes or nose, as capsaicin can burn skin. Christopher Michel, Country Living, 18 July 2022 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography determines the concentration of capsaicin in a pepper but uses the same Scoville ranking system. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 The hotter the pepper, the more capsaicin the peppers contain. Christopher Michel, Country Living, 18 July 2022 Peppers like hot weather, plus high temperatures and droughty conditions will produce a higher concentration of capsaicin, the chemical in the pepper that produces the hot taste. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2022 When Julius became interested in the subject of pain, the nerve receptor triggered by capsaicin hadn’t yet been identified. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2021 Some repellent sprays may help discourage animals, especially products containing capsaicin, the compound that gives hot peppers their heat. Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology alteration of earlier capsicine, capsicin "material extracted from cayenne pepper," borrowed from German Capsicin, from New Latin Capsicum capsicum + German -in -in entry 1 Note: Name introduced by the British physician and chemist John Clough Thresh (1850-1932) in "Capsaicin, the Active Principle of Capsicum Fruits," The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, 3. series, Vol. 7 (July 3, 1876), p. 21. Thresh altered the name more or less arbitrarily, presumably to prevent confusion with the name for the earlier mixture, the impurity of which he demonstrated. German Capsicin appears to have been introduced by the chemist Christian Friedrich Buchhol(t)z in "Chemische Untersuchung der trockenen reifen spanischen Pfeffers," Almanach oder Taschenbuch für Scheidekünstler und Apotheker, vol. 37 (1816), pp. 1-30. First Known Use 1876, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition capsaicin noun cap·sa·icin kap-ˈsā-ə-sən : a colorless irritant phenolic amide C₁₈H₂₇NO₃ found in various capsicums that gives hot peppers their hotness and that is used in topical creams for its analgesic properties see zostrix
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capsaicin

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Medical Definition

noun