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

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  1. n. A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
  2. 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
  3. A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
  4. A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicumannuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
  5. n:100 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