Scoville scale
noun
a gastronomic measure of the hotness or pungency of chili peppers, in Scoville units
Examples
An ordinary chili pepper is 5000 degrees on the Scoville scale and a really hot one is around 8000 degrees.
Word Origin
1912; fr. W. Scoville, chemist
Usage Note
cooking
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