capsaicin

capsaicin has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• n.. A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
• n.. 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