organoleptic
/ɔː(ɹ)ˌɡænəʊˈlɛptɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the sensory properties of a particular food or chemical, the taste, colour, odour, and feel.
adj
noun
Such a property
Example Sentences
- "The organoleptic assessment of the wine showed that it was spoiled."
- "At some point in the history of QC evaluations of alcohol beverages the phrase ‘organoleptic testing’ crept into the industry's vocabulary. Though organoleptic testing does refer to the use of the senses for product evaluations, that is where the comparison to sensory evaluation stops."
- "Organoleptic testing of the cosmetics revealed the presence of lumps in the hand cream."
Etymology
From French organoleptique, from organo- + Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós, “disposed to take”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.