ORGANOLEPTIC


Meaning of ORGANOLEPTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯr-gə-nō-ˈlep-tik, ȯr-ˌga-nə- ]

adjective

Etymology: French organoleptique, from organ- + Greek lēptikos disposed to take, from lambanein to take — more at latch

Date: 1852

1. : being, affecting, or relating to qualities (as taste, color, odor, and feel) of a substance (as a food or drug) that stimulate the sense organs

organoleptic research

2. : involving use of the sense organs

organoleptic evaluation of foods

• or·gan·o·lep·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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