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GUSTATORY SENSATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
Example:
the melon had a delicious taste
Synonyms:
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("gustatory sensation" is a kind of...):
aesthesis; esthesis; sensation; sense datum; sense experience; sense impression (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gustatory sensation"):
flavor; flavour; nip; relish; sapidity; savor; savour; smack; tang (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
sugariness; sweet; sweetness (the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth)
sour; sourness; tartness (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)
bitter; bitterness (the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth)
salinity; salt; saltiness (the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth)
astringence; astringency (a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
finish ((wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed))
flatness (a deficiency in flavor)
mellowness (a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor)
