gustation.

The sensory process of perceiving taste through taste receptors.

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Words that belong together

• human gustation
• gustatory perception

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The experiment separated gustation from the aromas released by the drink.

Her account of gustation focused on bitterness rather than the fruit’s smell.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.