adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ r-g ə -n ō - ' lep-tik, o ̇ r- ˌ ga-n ə -
Function: adjective
Etymology: French organoleptique, from organ- + Greek l ē ptikos 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 -)l ē \ adverb