capsicine
A volatile alkaloid extracted from Capsicum annuum or from capsaicinA volatile alkaloid extracted from Capsicum annuum or from capsaicin.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A volatile alkaloid extracted from Capsicum annuum or from capsaicin.
Origin
From German Capsicin, from New Latin Capsicum + German -in.From German Capsicin, from New Latin Capsicum + German -in.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcapsaicin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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