1) Acridity 2) Pungence 3) Tang 1) Bite 2) Humor 3) Humour 4) Limburger cheese quality 5) Piquance 6) Piquancy 7) Poignancy haut- gout 8) Race 9) Sharpness stinging quality 10) Strong taste 11) Twang 12) Witticism 13) Wittiness 
Pungency i is the condition of having a strong, sharp smell or taste that is often so strong that it is unpleasant. Pungency is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as spiciness or hotness and sometimes heat, which is found in foods such as chili peppers. The term piquancy i is sometimes...
• (n.) The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.
Pun'gen·cy noun The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. 'The pungency of menaces.' Hammond. 
sharpness stinging quality 
[n] - having a sharp bitter flavor 2. [n] - having an acrid smell 3. [n] - a sharp bitter taste property
bite noun a strong odor or taste property; `the pungency of mustard`; `the sulfurous bite of garlic`; `the sharpness of strange spices`; `the raciness of the wine`
Pungency is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as spiciness or hotness and sometimes heat.
Pungency is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as spiciness or hotness and sometimes heat.