PUNGENCY

Pungency

Pungency is the condition of having a strong, sharp smell or taste that is often so strong that it is unpleasant. Pungency is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as spiciness or hotness and sometimes heat, which is found in foods such as chili peppers.

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pungency

Noun

  1. The state of being pungent.
  2. A foul odor.


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