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    GUSTATORY SENSATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 stimulusplay

    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)

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