a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds | the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth |
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) | white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food |
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus | a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) |
the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth | |
a brief experience of something | |
a strong liking | |
a small amount eaten or drunk | |