Definition of gustation in English:

gustation

noun ɡʌˈsteɪʃ(ə)nɡəˈsteɪʃən

mass nounformal

The action or faculty of tasting.
〈正式〉品尝；味觉
Example sentencesExamples
- However, gustation refers only to the sensations of sweet, sour, salty, savory, and bitter, and thus the pleasant ‘taste’ to which we refer is actually a pleasant odor sensed retronasally.
- This suggests that the two genes are expressed in cells that are important for gustation.
- To taste an object it must be dissolved in the process of gustation in order for the taste buds to experience a flavour and for the throat to swallow what was the intact object.
- The receptors involved in gustation are found in specialized ‘end-organs’ called taste buds.
- Recent findings on the sensitivity of primate olfaction and gustation to ethanol are consistent with this notion.

Derivatives

gustative

adjective ˈɡʌstətɪvˈɡəstədɪv

formal

Given the gustative rewards that result from understanding the science of cooking, and its importance to the food industry, this keen interest is not surprising.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the pond, fresh-water shrimp and scorpion beetles devour the unhappy wayfarer, and their nearest kin, with equal gustative relish.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin gustatio(n-), from gustare 'to taste', from gustus 'taste'.

Definition of gustation in US English:

gustation

nounɡəˈsteɪʃənɡəˈstāSHən

formal

The action or faculty of tasting.
〈正式〉品尝；味觉
Example sentencesExamples
- The receptors involved in gustation are found in specialized ‘end-organs’ called taste buds.
- To taste an object it must be dissolved in the process of gustation in order for the taste buds to experience a flavour and for the throat to swallow what was the intact object.
- This suggests that the two genes are expressed in cells that are important for gustation.
- However, gustation refers only to the sensations of sweet, sour, salty, savory, and bitter, and thus the pleasant ‘taste’ to which we refer is actually a pleasant odor sensed retronasally.
- Recent findings on the sensitivity of primate olfaction and gustation to ethanol are consistent with this notion.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin gustatio(n-), from gustare ‘to taste’, from gustus ‘taste’.

词汇	gustation
释义	Definition of gustation in English: gustation noun ɡʌˈsteɪʃ(ə)nɡəˈsteɪʃən mass nounformal The action or faculty of tasting. 〈正式〉品尝；味觉 Example sentencesExamples However, gustation refers only to the sensations of sweet, sour, salty, savory, and bitter, and thus the pleasant ‘taste’ to which we refer is actually a pleasant odor sensed retronasally. This suggests that the two genes are expressed in cells that are important for gustation. To taste an object it must be dissolved in the process of gustation in order for the taste buds to experience a flavour and for the throat to swallow what was the intact object. The receptors involved in gustation are found in specialized ‘end-organs’ called taste buds. Recent findings on the sensitivity of primate olfaction and gustation to ethanol are consistent with this notion. Derivatives gustative adjective ˈɡʌstətɪvˈɡəstədɪv formal Given the gustative rewards that result from understanding the science of cooking, and its importance to the food industry, this keen interest is not surprising. Example sentencesExamples In the pond, fresh-water shrimp and scorpion beetles devour the unhappy wayfarer, and their nearest kin, with equal gustative relish. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin gustatio(n-), from gustare 'to taste', from gustus 'taste'. Definition of gustation in US English: gustation nounɡəˈsteɪʃənɡəˈstāSHən formal The action or faculty of tasting. 〈正式〉品尝；味觉 Example sentencesExamples The receptors involved in gustation are found in specialized ‘end-organs’ called taste buds. To taste an object it must be dissolved in the process of gustation in order for the taste buds to experience a flavour and for the throat to swallow what was the intact object. This suggests that the two genes are expressed in cells that are important for gustation. However, gustation refers only to the sensations of sweet, sour, salty, savory, and bitter, and thus the pleasant ‘taste’ to which we refer is actually a pleasant odor sensed retronasally. Recent findings on the sensitivity of primate olfaction and gustation to ethanol are consistent with this notion. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin gustatio(n-), from gustare ‘to taste’, from gustus ‘taste’.
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