- cap|sa|i|cin
- cap|sa|i|cin «kap SAY uh sihn», noun.a colorless, crystalline substance, the bitter principle of the cayenne pepper, used as an irritant. Formula: C18H27NO3╂[< capsicum + -in]
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cap — cap·no·di·a·ce·ae; cap·no·di·um; cap·pa; cap·pagh; cap·pa·ri·da·ce·ae; cap·pa·ris; cap·pe·len·ite; cap·pel·let·ti; cap·pie; cap·po; cap·py; cap·ra; cap·ral·de·hyde; cap·rate; cap·ric; cap·ri·cor·nis; cap·ri·dae; cap·ri·fi·cate; cap·ri·fi·ca·tion; … English syllables
cin — cin·cha; cin·cho·caine; cin·cho·loi·pon; cin·cho·me·ron·ic; cin·cho·na; cin·chon·a·mine; cin·chon·i·cine; cin·chon·i·dine; cin·cho·nine; cin·cho·nin·ic; cin·cho·nism; cin·cho·nize; cin·cho·nol·o·gy; cin·cho·phen; cin·cho·tine; cin·cho·tox·ine;… … English syllables
Cap o' Rushes — This Suffolk *fairytale was contributed to the Ipswich Journal in 1878 by Mrs Anna Walter Thomas, from memories of how her nurse used to tell it some twenty years earlier. It belongs to an international type known as Catskin (part of the *Cin… … A Dictionary of English folklore
capreomycin — cap·reo·my·cin … English syllables
capsaicin — cap·sa·i·cin … English syllables
capreomycin — cap·re·o·my·cin .kap rē ō mīs ən n an antibiotic obtained from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. capreolus) that is used to treat tuberculosis * * * n. an antibiotic, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces capreolus, that is used in the… … Medical dictionary
Capsaicin — Cap|sa|i|cin [nlat. Capsicum annuum = Paprika (Bot.); ↑ in (3)], das; s: scharf schmeckende, farblose Verb., Smp. 65 °C, die als Hyperämikum u. zur Reizkörpertherapie benutzt wird. * * * Capsa|icin [zu lateinisch capsa »Kapsel«] das, s,… … Universal-Lexikon
capsaicin — cap•sa•i•cin [[t]kæpˈseɪ ə sɪn[/t]] n. a colorless, crystalline, bitter compound, C18H27NO3, present in capsicum • Etymology: 1885–90; earlier capsicine= capsic (um) + ine II … From formal English to slang
sa — ab·sa·ro·ka; ab·scis·sa; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; ac·o·la·pis·sa; ad·ver·sa·tive; af·to·sa; aglos·sa; ahim·sa; alo·sa; al·sa·tia; ama·ga·sa·ki; am·bas·sa·dor; am·bas·sa·do·ri·al; am·bas·sa·dor·ship;… … English syllables
capsaicin — Alkaloidal principle in the fruits of various species of Capsicum, with the same uses as capsicum. It depletes substance P from sensory nerve endings; Sometimes used for pain in postherpetic neuralgia. * * * cap·sa·icin kap sā ə sən n a colorless … Medical dictionary
