That feeling is caused by the capsaicin molecules in the peppers activating the capsaicin receptors on our tongue—the more capsaicin, the hotter the pepper.
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Capsaicin
//kæpˈseɪəsən//
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23 translations across 20 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- capsaïcina noun (chemical compound)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 辣椒素 noun (chemical compound)
- 辣椒鹼 /辣椒碱 noun (chemical compound)
Czech
1 entries- kapsaicin noun (chemical compound)
Finnish
1 entries- kapsaisiini noun (chemical compound)
French
2 entries- capsaïcine noun (chemical compound)
- capsaïsine noun (chemical compound)
German
1 entries- Capsaicin noun (chemical compound)
Greek
1 entries- καψαϊκίνη noun (chemical compound)
Hungarian
1 entries- kapszaicin noun (chemical compound)
Icelandic
2 entries- capsæsín noun (chemical compound)
- kapsaísín noun (chemical compound)
Italian
1 entries- capsaicina noun (chemical compound)
Japanese
1 entries- カプサイシン noun (chemical compound)
Korean
1 entries- 캡사이신 noun (chemical compound)
Polish
1 entries- kapsaicyna noun (chemical compound)
Portuguese
1 entries- capsaicina noun (chemical compound)
Romanian
1 entries- capsaicină noun (chemical compound)
Russian
1 entries- капсаици́н noun (chemical compound)
Spanish
1 entries- capsaicina noun (chemical compound)
Swedish
1 entries- capsaicin noun (chemical compound)
Thai
1 entries- แคปไซซิน noun (chemical compound)
Turkish
1 entries- kapsaisin noun (chemical compound)
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