taste sensation

Other forms: taste sensations

Definitions of taste sensation

1. noun

   the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
   synonyms: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception

   types:

   flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang

   the taste experience when a savory 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

   lemon

   a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons

   vanilla

   a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans

   acidity, acidulousness

   the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

   type of:

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

   an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation