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The property of being acceptable to the mouth
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palatability
Word definitions for palatability in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Palatability is the hedonic reward (i.e., pleasure ) provided by foods or fluids that are agreeable to the " palate ", which often varies relative to the homeostatic satisfaction of nutritional , water , or energy needs. The palatability of a food or fluid, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palatability \Pal`a*ta*bil"i*ty\, n. Palatableness.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The condition of being palatable 2 (context countable English) The extent to which something is palatable
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the property of being acceptable to the mouth [syn: palatableness ] [ant: unpalatability ]
Usage examples of palatability.
Perhaps they worked to inform it of the proximity and palatability of potential food.
But their initial selection of barley and emmer wheat rather than other cereals to collect, bring home, and cultivate would have been conscious and based on the easily detected criteria of seed size, palatability, and abundance.
He tested it for palatability, banged it on the ground in a vaguely hopeful way, and threw it away.