"Mordicant" is a word in ENGLISH

ádat - Acridity, pungency, sharpness, bitterness; to be or become sour, sharp, bitter, hot, biting, acid, pungent, acrid. Ang nagakáon …

áplod - Sourness, bitterness, acridity, acidity, acerbity, sharpness; to be or become sour, bitter, acrid, acid, acerb, biting, etc. Ginaaplodán …

Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter …

harána - (Sp. jarana) Serenade; to serenade. hárang, (B) Sharp, hot, biting, pungent, peppery, acrid, acerb, burning the tongue; to …

Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.

káras a {1} for citrus to be acrid and biting. {2} for the throat to be raspy, dry, and sore. …

maáplod - Astringent, acrid, acerb, piquant, pungent, bitter, tart, sharp, hot or biting to the taste. (cf. áplod).

makáhan - Sharp, acerb, acid, acrid, bitter, burning, astringent, hot or biting to the taste. (cf. káhan).

mapainumúron - (H) Abstinent, abstemious, frugal, self-denying, temperate or moderate in eating and drinking. (úmud). mapa-ít, Bitter, acrid, biting, piquant, …

pa-ít - Bitterness; pain, grief; to be or become bitter; harsh, acrid, biting, pungent, sharp, unpalatable; be hard to bear, …

Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice.