Detect
Taste
Taste verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.
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Both words in one sentence
- The berries of Synsepalum dulcificum (usually called Miracle Berries) have glycoproteins that bond with the taste buds that detect sour flavors, making it so sour foods taste sweet for around half an hour.
Source: Sense Freak -
Modern advances in technology and biology have resulted in machines that can 'taste' - use to detect rotten food, authenticate wine, and the like.
Source: To Serve Man - The unidentified poison killed him in under two minutes, and he apparently didn't detect any smell or taste.
Source: Perfect Poison
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