Word

gustatory perception, n.

the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

gustatory perception gustatory sensation taste taste perception taste sensation

sample sentences

"the candy left him with a bad taste"
"the melon had a delicious taste"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

taste taste taste taste

semantic pointers

hypernym

sensation, sense datum, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression

hyponym

flavor, relish, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang sweetness, sweet, sugariness sour, sourness, tartness bitter, bitterness salt, saltiness, salinity astringency, astringence finish flatness mellowness