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What is a capsaicinoid?

What is a capsaicinoid? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
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Determination of capsaicinoid profile of different chilli peppers grown in Turkey.
Capsaicinoid compounds, which give chilies their culinary kick, have the happy effect of discouraging a seed-rotting fungus.
Correlation of capsaicinoid values obtained using the two techniques was significant.
In 1912, a pharmacist named Scoville came up with a heat index for measuring the 'heat' in a chilli product, or scoring capsaicinoid content.

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