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词汇 Scoville unit
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Definition of Scoville unit in English:

Scoville unit

(also Scoville heat unit)
nounˈskəʊvɪl juːnɪtˈskoʊvɪl ˌjunət
  • A measure of the relative pungency of a chilli pepper against that of pure capsaicin, which scores 16 million Scoville units.

    The unit was originally based on measurement of the number of dilutions required before the chilli in a solution was undetectable by a majority of tasters, but the quantity of capsaicin is now measured directly by gas chromatography

Origin

1960s: named after Wilbur L. Scoville (1865–1942), the American pharmacologist who proposed the original method.

Definition of Scoville unit in US English:

Scoville unit

(also Scoville heat unit)
nounˈskōvil ˌyo͞onətˈskoʊvɪl ˌjunət
  • A measure of the relative pungency of a chili pepper against that of pure capsaicin, which scores 16 million Scoville units.

    The unit was originally based on measurement of the number of dilutions required before the chili in a solution was undetectable by a majority of tasters, but the quantity of capsaicin is now measured directly by gas chromatography

Origin

1960s: named after Wilbur L. Scoville (1865–1942), the American pharmacologist who proposed the original method.

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