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afterbite

n. 1 Something that lingers after it is bitten, especially a smatch or flavour; aftertaste. 2 (context figuratively and by extension English) That which returns with a memory, usually one that is bitter or painful

Usage examples of "afterbite".

He lifts his glass, removes a glacé cherry on a cocktail stick, throws it toward the spiral staircase that leads down to the toilets, and chugs back half of the drink in one go – freezing pink slush with an afterbite of caramelized hexose sugars and ethanol.