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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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Spice
::
Spice (n.) A
vegetable
production
of many
kinds,
fragrant
or
aromatic
and
pungent
to the
taste,
as
pepper,
cinnamon,
nutmeg,
mace,
allspice,
ginger,
cloves,
etc., which are used in
cookery
and to
flavor
sauces,
pickles,
etc..
Hot
::
Hot
(superl.)
Acrid;
biting;
pungent;
as, hot as
mustard..
Prick
::
Prick (n.) To
render
acid or
pungent.
Acrid
::
Acrid (a.) Sharp and
harsh,
or
bitter
and not, to the
taste;
pungent;
as, acrid
salts..
Geranium
::
Geranium
(n.) A genus of
plants
having
a
beaklike
tours or
receptacle,
around
which the seed
capsules
are
arranged,
and
membranous
projections,
or
stipules,
at the
joints.
Most of the
species
have showy
flowers
and a
pungent
odor.
Called
sometimes
crane's-bill..
Propionic
::
Propionic
(a.)
Pertaining
to,
derived
from, or
designating,
an
organic
acid which is
produced
in the
distillation
of wood, in the
fermentation
of
various
organic
substances,
as
glycerin,
calcium
lactate,
etc., and is
obtained
as a
colorless
liquid
having
a
sharp,
pungent
odor.
Propionic
acid is so
called
because
it is the first or
lowest
member
of the fatty acid
series
whose salts have a fatty
feel..
Pungent
::
Pungent
(v. t.)
Sharply
painful;
penetrating;
poignant;
severe;
caustic;
stinging.
Diallyl
::
Diallyl
(n.) A
volatile,
pungent,
liquid
hydrocarbon,
C6H10,
consisting
of two allyl
radicals,
and
belonging
to the
acetylene
series..
Hygrine
::
Hygrine
(n.) An
alkaloid
associated
with
cocaine
in coca
leaves
(Erythroxylon
coca),
and
extracted
as a
thick,
yellow
oil,
having
a
pungent
taste and
odor..
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..
Castigation
::
Castigation
(n.)
Corrective
punishment;
chastisement;
reproof;
pungent
criticism.
Hexine
::
Hexine
(n.) A
hydrocarbon,
C6H10,
of the
acetylene
series,
obtained
artificially
as a
colorless,
volatile,
pungent
liquid;
--
called
also
hexoylene..
Piccalilli
::
Piccalilli
(n.) A
pickle
of
various
vegetables
with
pungent
species,
--
originally
made in the East
Indies..
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..
Smart
::
Smart (v. i.)
Severe,
pungent
pain of mind;
pungent
grief;
as, the smart of
affliction..
Peppergrass
::
Peppergrass
(n.) Any herb of the
cruciferous
genus
Lepidium,
especially
the
garden
peppergrass,
or
garden
cress,
Lepidium
sativum;
--
called
also
pepperwort.
All the
species
have a
pungent
flavor..
Carbanil
::
Carbanil
(n.) A
mobile
liquid,
CO.N.C6H5,
of
pungent
odor. It is the
phenyl
salt of
isocyanic
acid..
Pungency
::
Pungency
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
pungent
or
piercing;
keenness;
sharpness;
piquancy;
as, the
pungency
of
ammonia..
Radish
::
Radish
(n.) The
pungent
fleshy
root of a
well-known
cruciferous
plant
(Raphanus
sativus);
also, the whole
plant..
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..
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