taste sensation

1. The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus (synset 105723230)
   "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
   is a type of: aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
   subtypes:

   • flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
   • sugariness, sweet, sweetness - the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
   • sour, sourness, tartness - the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
   • bitter, bitterness - the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
   • salinity, salt, saltiness - the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
   • astringence, astringency - a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
   • finish - (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
   • flatness - a deficiency in flavor
   • mellowness - a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor
   same as: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception

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