TASTE PERCEPTION

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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

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("taste perception" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taste perception"):

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)