57. Chemesthesis, noun. From Greek khymeia, “alchemy,” + aisthēsis, “feeling, perception.” The consciousness of sensations that are due to chemical, not tactile, stimulation. A chemesthetic sensation occurs when a chemical substance, usually an irritant such as the capsaicinoids in chili peppers or the volatile sulphur compound in an onion that brings you to tears, binds to and activates a sensory receptor in the skin or mucus membranes. To save my eyes, which I cannot help rubbing, you are almost always the one who always takes knife to ubiquitous jalapeños, tiny firm Thai chilies, the infrequent serrano. You dispossess these little vessels of their seeds. Without negotiation, somewhere down the line I gained this small advantage. Crying is tiring, you say. I nod.

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57. Chemesthesis, noun. From Greek khymeia, “alchemy,” + aisthēsis, “feeling, perception.” The consciousness of sensations that are due to chemical, not tactile, stimulation. A chemesthetic sensation occurs when a chemical substance, usually an irritant such as the capsaicinoids in chili peppers or the volatile sulphur compound in an onion that brings you to tears, binds to and activates a sensory receptor in the skin or mucus membranes.


To save my eyes, which I cannot help rubbing, you are almost always the one who always takes knife to ubiquitous jalapeños, tiny firm Thai chilies, the infrequent serrano. You dispossess these little vessels of their seeds. Without negotiation, somewhere down the line I gained this small advantage.


Crying is tiring, you say. I nod.

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