flavor vs gustatory sensation

gustatory sensation vs flavor

flavor and gustatory sensation both are nouns.

flavor is a verb but gustatory sensation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flavor	Yes	No	Yes	No
gustatory sensation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gustatory sensation is a hypernym of flavor; that is, gustatory sensation is a word with a broader meaning than flavor:

flavor: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
gustatory sensation: 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 flavor include gustatory perception, taste, taste perception, taste sensation.

flavor (noun)	gustatory sensation (noun)
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
(physics) the six kinds of quarks
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

flavor (verb)	gustatory sensation (verb)
lend flavor to

Difference between flavor and gustatory sensation

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