Organoleptic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Organoleptic \Or`ga*no*lep"tic\, a. [F. organoleptique, fr. Gr.
     ? an organ + ? to lay hold of.] (Physiol.)
     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.


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