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scoville heat unit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
scov-ille heat u-nit
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The unit in which the Scoville scale is measured.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Scoville + heat + unit. From Wilbur Scoville, who invented the unit and its scale. From being a unit of measure of the perceived heat or burning from the spiciness engendered by the capsaicin content.

Inflected Forms

Scoville heat units (plural)

Synonyms

SHU Scoville Scoville unit

Questions

What does scoville heat unit mean?
The unit in which the Scoville scale is measured.
Where does scoville heat unit come from?
From Scoville + heat + unit. From Wilbur Scoville, who invented the unit and its scale. From being a unit of measure of the perceived heat or burning from the spiciness engendered by the capsaicin content.

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