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organoleptic
CIDE DICTIONARY
organoleptic, a. [F. organoleptique, fr. Gr. an organ + to lay hold of.].
Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; -- said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a whole. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
organoleptic, adj. affecting the organs of sense.
Etymology
ORGANO- + Gk leptikos disposed to take f. lambano take
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