Gustation and Tasting

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Gustation noun - The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth.

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Tasting is an antonym for gustation.

Nearby Word: gustatory

Tasting noun - A kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds.

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Gustation is an antonym for tasting.

Nearby Words: taste, tasteless, tasteful, tasty, tasted

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