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| acerbate |
to give a sour or bitter taste to. [1/3 definitions] |
| acerbic |
sour or bitter in taste. [1/2 definitions] |
| acerbity |
bitterness of taste; astringency. [1/2 definitions] |
| acid |
in chemistry, any of a group of substances that usu. dissolve in water, have a sour taste, and form salts in reaction with bases. (Cf. base.) [2/7 definitions] |
| acidic |
like acid in taste, smell, pungency, or the like; acid. [1/3 definitions] |
| acidulous |
faintly sour in taste; of mild acidity. [1/2 definitions] |
| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. [1/2 definitions] |
| aftertaste |
a lingering sensation, usu. of taste, sometimes continuing after its cause is gone. [1/2 definitions] |
| allspice |
the spice made from the allspice berry, similar to cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in taste and smell. [1/2 definitions] |
| almond |
having the taste, odor, or color of an almond. [1/6 definitions] |
| ambrosia |
something sweetly pleasing in taste or smell. [1/3 definitions] |
| artistic |
having a sense of discrimination or taste. [1/3 definitions] |
| arugula |
a plant of the mustard family having flat, green leaves that have a distinctive pungent taste and are often used as salad greens. |
| asafetida |
a gum resin obtained from Oriental plants related to the carrot, with a strong, offensive odor and a bitter taste, formerly used as a medicine. |
| barbaric |
lacking manners or refined taste; crude. [1/2 definitions] |
| barbarity |
crudity or uncouthness, as of style, expression, or taste. [1/3 definitions] |
| beery |
like beer, esp. in taste or smell. [1/2 definitions] |
| bitter |
having a sharp and unpleasant taste that is neither sour nor salty. [2/5 definitions] |
| bud1 |
any of various small, round parts, such as a taste bud. [1/8 definitions] |
| Canadian bacon |
a cured, boneless strip of pork loin having a hamlike taste, usu. packaged in a cylindrical piece to be sliced. |
| cheddar |
(sometimes cap.) a smooth hard cheese that varies in taste from mild to very sharp. |
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