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gustofacial

gustofacial adjective: of or relating to a basic reflex where different tastes produce different reactions in young children.

Adjective

gustofacial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a basic reflex where different tastes produce different reactions in young children.
    • In the gustofacial reflex, sweet tastes evoke a smile, bitter tastes produce a look of disgust and sticking out of the tongue, while sour tastes make the newborn purse its lips.1993, Richard Cytowic, The Man Who Tasted Shapes

Origin of gustofacial

From Latin gustus (“a tasting”), and facial.

Words that rhyme with gustofacial

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Questions about gustofacial

What does gustofacial mean?
Gustofacial means of or relating to a basic reflex where different tastes produce different reactions in young children.
What part of speech is gustofacial?
Gustofacial is an adjective.

Words near gustofacial in the dictionary

  1. gustless
  2. gustnado
  3. gustnadoes
  4. gustnados
  5. gusto
  6. gustofacial
  7. gustometer
  8. gustometers
  9. Guston
  10. gustoso
  11. gusts

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