The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth.
1
Taste identification and the gustation threshold scores were examined with validated filter paper strips.
2
The ill-wishing Rose had again furnished a gourmet's meal, but Peter's preoccupation prevented its careful and appreciative gustation.
3
The outer surface of the mammalian taste receptor cell is usually covered with saliva, which may affect the initial process of gustation.