sweet

adj. denoting the pleasurable taste associated with sugars, an immediate source of energy. Sugars are detected by specialized proteins contained in a subset of taste receptor cells mainly toward the front of the tongue (see fungiform papillae). —sweetness n.

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developmental dysgraphia

see disorder of written expression.