Meaning gustation
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gustation"act of tasting," 1590s, from Latin gustationem (nominative gustatio), noun of action from past participle stem of gustare "to taste, partake of, enjoy" (see gusto).
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gustationSense of taste.
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gustationThe act of tasting or the sense of taste. gustatory
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gustationDescribes the sense of taste. It is at the threshold between the external and internal worlds. It serves an organism's nutritional needs and protects it from poisons.
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gustationGustation is the physical act or the sense of tasting. Gustation is one of our body's senses that we use to discern information from our environment. The gustatory system is used for taste discri [..]
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gustation(n) the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
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gustationThe ability to detect chemicals through gustatory receptors in the Mouth, including those on the TONGUE; the Palate; the Pharynx; and the Epiglottis.
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gustation
The act of tasting.
* '''1841''', Robley Dunglison, ''Human Physiology'', page [http://books.google.com/books?id=dDxx2F92BHkC&pg=PA109&dq=gustation 109]
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