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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
capsaicin /kapˈseɪɪsɪn/

▶noun Chemistry a cyclic compound responsible for the pungency of capsicums.

– origin C19: alt. of capsicine, another substance formerly thought to have the same property.

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