isothiocyanate
Noun
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A family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards;
Source of the hotness of those plants and preparations (synset 115057934)is a type of: chemical irritant - a substance producing irritationsubstance meronym:- mustard, table mustard - pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
- horseradish, horseradish root - the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
- mustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
- radish, raphanus sativus - Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
- allium cepa, onion, onion plant - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
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