English Explanatory Dictionary

Scoville scale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A measure for the piquancy (“heat, burn, spiciness”) of various chili peppers, indicating the level of capsaicin.

Word forms

Scoville scale

Etymology

Named for American chemist Wilbur Scoville, who devised it in 1912.

Related words

Scoville heat unit SHU Scoville unit
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