taste perception | | |
n. (cognition) | 1. gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" |
| ~ aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation.; "a sensation of touch" |
| ~ sapidity, savor, savour, flavor, smack, flavour, nip, relish, tang | the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. |
| ~ sugariness, sweetness, sweet | the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth. |
| ~ sourness, tartness, sour | 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, saltiness, salt | 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).; "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish" |
| ~ flatness | a deficiency in flavor.; "it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils" |
| ~ mellowness | a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor. |
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