Scoville heat unit
Meaning
Noun
- The unit in which the Scoville scale is measured.
Related
Similar words
- SHU
- Scoville
- Scoville unit
Origin
- 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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