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gustatory stimulus

gustatory stimulus

a chemical capable of activating taste cells. Gustatory stimuli include sugars (sweet), salts of sodium (salty) and heavier elements (bitter or rarely sweet), acids (sour), alkaloids (bitter), and monosodium glutamate (umami), among others. Also called sapid stimulus; taste stimulus.

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