gustatory sensation vs sour

sour vs gustatory sensation

gustatory sensation and sour both are nouns.

gustatory sensation is not an adjective while sour is an adjective.

gustatory sensation is not a verb while sour is a verb.

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

As nouns, sour is a hyponym of gustatory sensation; that is, sour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gustatory sensation:

gustatory sensation: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
sour: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

Other hyponyms of gustatory sensation include flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang, sugariness, sweet, sweetness, sourness, tartness, bitter, bitterness, salinity, salt, saltiness, astringence, astringency, finish, flatness, mellowness.

gustatory sensation (noun)	sour (noun)
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus	the property of being acidic
	the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
	a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

gustatory sensation (adjective)	sour (adjective)
	having a sharp biting taste
	showing a brooding ill humor
	inaccurate in pitch
	smelling of fermentation or staleness
	in an unpalatable state
	one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

gustatory sensation (verb)	sour (verb)
	go sour or spoil
	make sour or more sour

Difference between gustatory sensation and sour

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