humidex
a measurement of how hot (= spicy-tasting) a food such as a chilli is: （食物的）辣度指数
If you’re brave enough to use this pepper which has a heat index of 200,000-300,000 Scoville units, it is great for salsa and marinades.如果你敢于用这种辣指数为20万-30万斯科维尔单位的辣椒，其实它们非常适合用来制作沙拉酱和腌制酱。
With the heat index up, all I really want is to just chill out.
The battery-powered device measures temperature, barometric pressure, heat index, wind speed, and even altitude.
Many of the streets are treeless ovens in the 90-degree plus heat index.
There's even a heat index for pungency of foods, particularly peppers, based on how much capsaicin (the heat-inducing stuff) they contain.
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