noun
derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
• Syn: ↑piperin
• Hypernyms: ↑chemical irritant
• Substance Holonyms: ↑pepper, ↑common pepper, ↑black pepper, ↑white pepper, ↑Madagascar pepper, ↑Piper nigrum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.