Bitter+taste
31bitter principle — Chem. any of several hundred natural compounds, usually of vegetable origin, having a bitter taste, and not admitting of any chemical classification. [1930 35] * * * …
32bitter tonic — a tonic of bitter taste, used for stimulating the appetite and improving digestion, such as quinine, quassia, and gentian …
33bitter tonic — n. tonic with a bitter taste that acts by invigorating the appetite and improving digestion …
34bitter melon — /ˈbɪtə mɛlən/ (say bituh meluhn) noun a long green vegetable, Momordica charantia, with bumpy skin and a bitter taste …
35Taste — belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins when molecules released by the substances stimulate special cells in the mouth or throat. These special sensory cells transmit messages through… …
36bitter — bitter, acrid are applied to things with an unpleasant taste (also smell, in the case of acrid) that is neither sweet nor bland yet seldom distinctly sour or really sickening. Bitter is traditionally associated with the repellent taste of… …
37taste — n 1 Taste, flavor, savor, tang, relish, smack can all mean the property of a substance which makes it perceptible to the gustatory sense. Taste not only is the most inclusive of these terms but it gives no suggestion of a specific character or… …
38Bitter melon — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …
39taste — [tāst] vt. tasted, tasting [ME tasten < OFr taster, to handle, touch, taste < VL * tastare, prob. < * taxitare, freq. of L taxare, to feel, touch sharply, judge of, freq. of tangere: see TACT] 1. Obs. to test by touching 2. to test the… …
40bitter — [bit′ər] adj. [ME < OE biter, akin to bītan,BITE] 1. designating or having a sharp, often unpleasant taste; acrid, as quinine or peach stones 2. causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous 3. sharp and disagreeable; harsh; severe; …
