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  • 61salt — salt1 saltlike, adj. /sawlt/, n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. table salt mixed with a particular herb or… …

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  • 62Piperaceae — ▪ plant family       the pepper family in the order Piperales, commercially important because of Piper nigrum (black pepper), the source of black and white pepper. The family comprises about 5 genera, of which 2 Piper (about 2,000 species) and… …

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  • 63Bhut Jolokia chili pepper — Bhut Jolokia chili Fresh Bhut Jolokia Details Species C. chinense and C. frutesc …

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  • 64spice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. season, flavor; make piquant. See excitement, taste, odor, pungency. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. seasoning, savor, relish; see flavoring . Spices include: white pepper, black pepper, red pepper,… …

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  • 65zest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. relish, gusto, appetite, enthusiasm, enjoyment, thrill, titillation, exhilaration; tang, twang, pungency, piquance, savor, sauce, edge, kick (inf.), zip (inf.). See taste, pleasure, excitement. II… …

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  • 66Physical Energy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Physical Energy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 energy energy physical energy force keenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intensity intensity vigor strength elasticity Sgm: N 1 go go …

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  • 67pungent — [[t]pʌ̱nʤ(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant. The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be. ...the pungent smell of burning rubber. Syn …

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  • 68soft — adj Soft, bland, mild, gentle, smooth, lenient, balmy are applied to things with respect to the sensations they evoke or the impressions they produce and mean pleasantly agreeable because devoid of all harshness or roughness. Soft is applied… …

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  • 69salt — /sɒlt / (say solt), /sɔlt / (say sawlt) noun 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of sea water, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. Chemistry a compound which upon… …

  • 70Acridity — A*crid i*ty, Acridness Ac rid*ness . The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech. Syn: acridness [1913 Webster] 2. having an acrid smell. Syn: pungency… …

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