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/ɔːˌɡanə(ʊ)ˈlɛptᵻkli/, /ˌɔːɡənə(ʊ)ˈlɛptᵻkli/, /ˌɔːɡn̩ə(ʊ)ˈlɛptᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈˌɔrɡənoʊˈlɛptək(ə)li/, /ɔrˌɡænoʊˈlɛptək(ə)li/ By means of or as regards the senses, esp. of smell and taste.
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1853 Brit. & Foreign Medico-chirurg. Rev. 12 471 Oxygen, in its unmixed form, cannot be ‘organoleptically’, histogenetically, employed under any circumstances.
1914 Jrnl. Industr. & Engin. Chem. 6 738/1 The authors have studied the loss of moisture in the wrapped and unwrapped loaf and noted organoleptically the change in odor, flavor and acidity.
1932 Science 3 June 585/2 When these products were kept under color filters such as blue, purple, blue-green, yellow and various shades of red, they showed characteristics of rancidity when examined organoleptically and by the modified Schiff's test.
1959 Proc. Florida State Hort. Soc. 72 145/1 Celery air-expressed from California was compared with freshly harvested Florida celery in April and May of 1957. The samples were rated organoleptically and analyzed chemically for several constituents.
1992 Internat. Jrnl. Food Sci. & Nutrition 43 114/2 The gruels were evaluated organoleptically while warm.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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