| taste ridge | One of the ridge's surrounding the vallate papillae of the tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| taste threshold | The minimum concentration at which taste sensitivity to a particular substance or food can be perceived. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tasteless | 1. Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit. 2. Destitute of the sense of taste; or of good taste; as, a tasteless age. 3. Not in accordance with good taste; as, a tasteless arrangement of drapery. Taste"lessly, Taste"lessness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taster | 1. One who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food or drink to ascertain its quality. "Thy tutor be thy taster, ere thou eat." (Dryden) 2. That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like. 3. <zoology> One of a peculiar kind of zooids situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See Siphonophora. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tasty | 1. Having a good taste; applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste. 2. Being in conformity to the principles of good taste; elegant; as, tasty furniture; a tasty dress. Origin: Tastier; Tastiest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |