NOUN | cognition | astringence, astringency | a sharp astringent taste |
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Meaning | A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker. | |
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Synonym | astringency | |
Broader | taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception | The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus |
Spanish | astringencia | |
Catalan | astringència | |
Adjectives | astringent | sour or bitter in taste |
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