taste sensation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
the candy left him with a bad taste
Types & categories
- sensation hypernym
- sapidity hyponym
- sweetness hyponym
- sourness hyponym
- bitter hyponym
- salinity hyponym
- astringency hyponym
- finish hyponym
- flatness hyponym
- mellowness hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | taste |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | taste |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | taste |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | smack |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sensation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sapidity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sweetness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sourness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bitter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | salinity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | astringency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | finish |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flatness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mellowness |