What is a colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity called?
capsaicin — A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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