Scoville unit

A form of Scoville heat unit — The unit in which the Scoville scale is measured.

Meanings

nounScoville unit (plural Scoville units)

plural Scoville units

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Scoville heat unit.

Synonyms & antonyms

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