astringence vs taste perception

astringence and taste perception both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
astringence	Yes	No	No	No
taste perception	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, taste perception is a hypernym of astringence; that is, taste perception is a word with a broader meaning than astringence:

astringence: a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
taste perception: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Other hypernyms of astringence include gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste sensation.

astringence (noun)	taste perception (noun)
a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus