| taste perception 
 
 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
 • Syn:
 taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, gustatory perception
 • Derivationally related forms:
 taste (for: taste)
 • Hypernyms:
 sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
 • Hyponyms:
 relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor,
 savour, smack, nip, tang, sweet, sweetness,
 sugariness, sour, sourness, tartness, bitter, bitterness,
 salt, saltiness, salinity, astringency, astringence, finish,
 flatness, mellowness
 
 
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