gustatory modality

Noun

Meaning

the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

taste gustation sense of taste

Hypernyms

modality exteroception sensory system sense modality

Examples

his cold deprived him of his sense of taste Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gustatory gustatory cell gustatory hair gustatory organ gustatory perception gustatory sensation