resiniferatoxin (English, noun)
expansion: resiniferatoxin (uncountable)
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topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A naturally occurring ultrapotent capsaicin analogue (having in its pure form a Scoville heat unit measure of 16,000,000,000) that activates the receptor TRPV1 (aka vanilloid receptor 1 or the capsaicin receptor) in a subpopulation of primary afferent sensory neurons involved in nociception.
tags: uncountable
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