Capsaicin vs. Capsicum
By Muazma Batool — Updated on September 28, 2022
Difference Between Capsaicin and Capsicum
Capsaicin vs. Capsicum Definitions
◉Capsaicin
A pungent alkaloid, C18H27NO3, derived from certain capsicums that is a strong irritant to skin and mucous membranes and is used in some topical pain relievers and in pepper sprays.
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◉Capsicum
Any of various tropical American pepper plants of the genus Capsicum, especially any of the numerous cultivated forms of the species C. annuum and C. frutescens.
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◉Capsaicin
(organic compound) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their pungent flavor.
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◉Capsicum
The fruit of any of these plants, especially the dried pungent types used as a condiment and in medicine.
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◉Capsaicin
A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
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◉Capsicum
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
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◉Capsaicin
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
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◉Capsicum
A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper of commerce.
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◉Capsicum
Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit; red pepper; chili pepper; as, the bell pepper and the jalapeno pepper (both Capsicum annuum) and the habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense); .
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◉Capsicum
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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