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To be '''pungent''' is to have a sharp, biting sensory impression. Regarding [[chili pepper]]s, it refers to a scientific equivalent of the [[scoville]] scale of measuring spiceyness.

To be '''pungentPungency''' is to have a sharp, and biting [[sense|sensory]] impression. Regarding [[chili pepper]]s, it refers to a scientific equivalent of the [[scovilleScoville]] scale of measuring spiceynessspicyness.

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== Mechanism ==

The pungent feeling caused by [[capsaicin]] and [[piperidine]] is caused by activation of the heat and acidity sensing [[TRPC]] [[ion channel]] TRPC1 on [[nociceptor]]s (pain sensing [[neuron|nerve cells]]).

== See also ==

* [[Capsaicin]] from [[chili pepper]]

* [[Piperidine]] from [[black pepper]]

* [[Spice]]

* [[Pain and nociception]]