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Definition of pungent
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of pungent is as below...
Pungent
(v. t.)
Causing
a sharp
sensation,
as of the
taste,
smell,
or
feelings;
pricking;
biting;
acrid;
as, a
pungent
spice..
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Smart
::
Smart (v. i.)
Severe,
pungent
pain of mind;
pungent
grief;
as, the smart of
affliction..
Elecampane
::
Elecampane
(n.) A
large,
coarse
herb
(Inula
Helenium),
with
composite
yellow
flowers.
The root, which has a
pungent
taste,
is used as a
tonic,
and was
formerly
of much
repute
as a
stomachic..
Myrrh
::
Myrrh (n.) A gum
resin,
usually
of a
yellowish
brown or amber
color,
of an
aromatic
odor, and a
bitter,
slightly
pungent
taste.
It is
valued
for its odor and for its
medicinal
properties.
It
exudes
from the bark of a shrub of
Abyssinia
and
Arabia,
the
Balsamodendron
Myrrha.
The myrrh of the Bible is
supposed
to have been
partly
the gum above
named,
and
partly
the
exudation
of
species
of
Cistus,
or
rockrose..
Sneezewort
::
Sneezewort
(n.) A
European
herbaceous
plant
(Achillea
Ptarmica)
allied
to the
yarrow,
having
a
strong,
pungent
smell..
Lutidine
::
Lutidine
(n.) Any one of
several
metameric
alkaloids,
C5H3N.(CH3)2,
of the
pyridine
series,
obtained
from bone oil as
liquids,
and
having
peculiar
pungent
odors.
These
alkaloids
are also
called
respectively
dimethyl
pyridine,
ethyl
pyridine,
etc..
Cassumuniar
::
Cassumuniar
(n.) A
pungent,
bitter,
aromatic,
gingerlike
root,
obtained
from the East
Indies..
Peppering
::
Peppering
(a.) Hot;
pungent;
peppery.
Pungency
::
Pungency
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
pungent
or
piercing;
keenness;
sharpness;
piquancy;
as, the
pungency
of
ammonia..
Peppermint
::
Peppermint
(n.) An
aromatic
and
pungent
plant of the genus
Mentha
(M.
piperita),
much used in
medicine
and
confectionery..
Horse-radish
::
Horse-radish
(n.) A plant of the genus
Nasturtium
(N.
Armoracia),
allied
to
scurvy
grass,
having
a root of a
pungent
taste,
much used, when
grated,
as a
condiment
and in
medicine..
Ladanum
::
Ladanum
(n.) A gum resin
gathered
from
certain
Oriental
species
of
Cistus.
It has a
pungent
odor and is
chiefly
used in
making
plasters,
and for
fumigation..
Pyridine
::
Pyridine
(n.) A
nitrogenous
base,
C5H5N,
obtained
from the
distillation
of bone oil or coal tar, and by the
decomposition
of
certain
alkaloids,
as a
colorless
liquid
with a
peculiar
pungent
odor. It is the
nucleus
of a large
number
of
organic
substances,
among which
several
vegetable
alkaloids,
as
nicotine
and
certain
of the
ptomaines,
may be
mentioned.
See
Lutidine..
Brompicrin
::
Brompicrin
(n.) A
pungent
colorless
explosive
liquid,
CNO2Br3,
analogous
to and
resembling
chlorpicrin..
Pyruvic
::
Pyruvic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
an acid
(called
also
pyroracemic
acid)
obtained,
as a
liquid
having
a
pungent
odor, by the
distillation
of
racemic
acid..
Galangal
::
Galangal
(n.) The
pungent
aromatic
rhizome
or tuber of
certain
East
Indian
or
Chinese
species
of
Alpinia
(A.
Galanga
and A.
officinarum)
and of the
Kaempferia
Galanga),
-- all of the
Ginger
family..
Crotonylene
::
Crotonylene
(n.) A
colorless,
volatile,
pungent
liquid,
C4H6,
produced
artificially,
and
regarded
as an
unsaturated
hydrocarbon
of the
acetylene
series,
and
analogous
to
crotonic
acid..
Caper
::
Caper (n.) The
pungent
grayish
green
flower
bud of the
European
and
Oriental
caper
(Capparis
spinosa),
much used for
pickles..
Bite
::
Bite (v. i.) To cause a
smarting
sensation;
to have a
property
which
causes
such a
sensation;
to be
pungent;
as, it bites like
pepper
or
mustard..
Collidine
::
Collidine
(n.) One of a class of
organic
bases,
C8H11N,
usually
pungent
oily
liquids,
belonging
to the
pyridine
series,
and
obtained
from bone oil, coal tar,
naphtha,
and
certain
alkaloids..
Allspice
::
Allspice
(n.) The berry of the
pimento
(Eugenia
pimenta),
a tree of the West
Indies;
a spice of a
mildly
pungent
taste,
and
agreeably
aromatic;
Jamaica
pepper;
pimento.
It has been
supposed
to
combine
the
flavor
of
cinnamon,
nutmegs,
and
cloves;
and hence the name. The name is also given to other
aromatic
shrubs;
as, the
Carolina
allspice
(Calycanthus
floridus);
wild
allspice
(Lindera
benzoin),
called
also
spicebush,
spicewood,
and
feverbush..
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