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单词 gustation
释义

gustation

[ guh-stey-shuhn ]
/ gʌˈsteɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of tasting.
the faculty of taste.

Origin of gustation

1590–1600; <Latin gustātiōn- (stem of gustātiō), equivalent to gustāt(us) (past participle of gustāre to taste) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby gustation

Gussie, gussied up, gussy, gussy up, gust, gustation, gustative, gustatory, gustatory cell, gustatory hyperesthesia, gustatory hyperhidrosis
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Example sentences from the Web for gustation

  • Gustation was meant to be delightful; and cooking is certainly half as good as tasting.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gustation

gustation
/ (ɡʌˈsteɪʃən) /

noun

the act of tasting or the faculty of taste

Derived forms of gustation

gustatory (ˈɡʌstətərɪ, -trɪ) or gustative, adjective

Word Origin for gustation

C16: from Latin gustātiō, from gustāre to taste
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for gustation

gustation
[ gŭ-stāshən ]

n.

The act of tasting.
The sense of tasting.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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