Definition of taste

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Taste (n.) A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste..

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Styrax :: Styracin (n.) A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol..
Acerb :: Acerb (a.) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh..
Palate :: Palate (v. t.) To perceive by the taste.
Flavor :: Flavor (n.) That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste, gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the palate; a substance which flavors..
Tasty :: Tasty (superl.) Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste, n., 5..
Terephthalic :: Terephthalic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil of turpentine; -- called also paraphthalic acid. Cf. Phthalic..
Taste :: Taste (v. t.) To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow..
Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes..
Chalky :: Chalky (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, chalk; containing chalk; as, a chalky cliff; a chalky taste..
Penchant :: Penchant (n.) Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art..
Neatly :: Neatly (adv.) In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
Relish :: Relish (v. i.) To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
Dulcet :: Dulcet (a.) Sweet to the taste; luscious.
Distasteful :: Distasteful (a.) Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth..
Savorless :: Savorless (a.) Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.
Saltpetre :: Saltpetre (n.) Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant..
Sourish :: Sourish (a.) Somewhat sour; moderately acid; as, sourish fruit; a sourish taste..
Glycyrrhizin :: Glycyrrhizin (n.) A glucoside found in licorice root (Glycyrrhiza), in monesia bark (Chrysophyllum), in the root of the walnut, etc., and extracted as a yellow, amorphous powder, of a bittersweet taste..
Nicotianine :: Nicotianine (n.) A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor..
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