How to Use capsicum in a Sentence

capsicum

noun

• The active ingredient is capsicum oleoresin, which is derived from chili peppers.
  — Cameron Evans, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2023
• Heinz teamed with him to make the sauces, which have a smoky flavor, notes of lemon and are made with red jalapeños, capsicum chilies and a mix of herbs and spices.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
• Along with the meat, throw side servings of capsicum, onion, guacamole, sour cream and salsa into a warm, flour tortilla.
  — CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
• Into the future again, modern pepper spray (also known as oleoresin of capsicum or OC spray) came into common use in the U.S. in the 1980s.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2020
• The agency last week announced none of their officers used tear gas or capsicum spray (another name for pepper spray).
  — Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 13 June 2020
• Pepper spray, based on a compound called oleoresin capsicum (OC) that can also be used in grenades, behaves in a similar way.
  — Michael Ciaglo, National Geographic, 5 June 2020
• The capsicum peppers that reached Tunisia in the 16th century after being brought back to Spain from the New World took particularly well to the peninsula’s climate and soil.
  — Jeff Koehler, sacbee, 22 Aug. 2017
• The rest of the time, pepper spray — technically known as oleoresin capsicum, or OC — was used in the general population areas of the prison.
  — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2017
• Yes, the beer does include oleoresin capsicum, the food-grade chili oil and primary ingredient in Mace pepper spray.
  — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2018
• Officers ordered inmates to lie on the ground and sprayed oleoresin capsicum, Edge said, commonly known as pepper spray.
  — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2018
• Cayenne, listed as capsicum on the Ignite label, is rich with natural fat burning chemicals like capsaicin.
  — James Robinson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
• There is the blinding light that’s on 24 hours a day in the cell, and the constant exposure to institutional-grade capsicum spray, known familiarly in riot-control settings as pepper spray.
  — Arthur Longworth, The New Republic, 18 June 2020
• Orange-red yolks can also be attained by increasing a chicken's beta-carotene consumption, or even feeding it capsicum or marigold petals.
  — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2019
• Consumer Reports also recommends marking an area with mouse-deterrent tape that’s infused with capsicum, the substance that makes peppers spicy.
  — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 13 July 2018
• The board first voted in early 2019 to ban probation officers from deploying pepper spray, also known as oleoresin capsicum or OC spray.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• Both bear mace and pepper spray contain the same active ingredient, oleoresin capsicum (OC), but at different volumes.
  — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
• The board first voted in early 2019 to ban all juvenile detention facilities from deploying pepper spray, also known as oleoresin capsicum or OC spray.
  — Rebecca Ellisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
• The sheriff's department said deputies first tried to control the situation by using verbal commands before used liquid oleoresin capsicum, which is an irritant.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 July 2021
• Capsimax powder: This proprietary blend combines capsicum, caffeine, piperine, and niacin.
  — Norcal Marketing, Chron, 4 Feb. 2021
• But Special Operation Response Team members attempted to pry their way into the office with a crow bar and sprayed the room without authorization with oleoresin capsicum, also known as pepper spray, according the report.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 19 June 2020
• Police must reasonably believe the demonstrator is wearing the face covering primarily to conceal one’s identity or as protection against crowd-controlling substances such as capsicum spray.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2019

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024