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cork taint

cork taint noun: a wine fault characterized by a set of undesirable smells or tastes, sometimes caused by tribromoanisole.

Noun

cork taint (uncountable)

  1. A wine fault characterized by a set of undesirable smells or tastes, sometimes caused by tribromoanisole.

Questions about cork taint

What does cork taint mean?
Cork taint means a wine fault characterized by a set of undesirable smells or tastes, sometimes caused by tribromoanisole.
What part of speech is cork taint?
Cork taint is a noun.

Words near cork taint in the dictionary

  1. cork moth
  2. cork oak
  3. cork oaks
  4. cork off
  5. cork out
  6. cork taint
  7. cork tip
  8. cork tipped
  9. cork tips
  10. cork tree
  11. cork trees

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