organoleptic

See also: organolèptic

English

Etymology

From French organoleptique, from organo- + Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós, “disposed to take”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔː(ɹ)ˌɡænəʊˈlɛptɪk/

Adjective

organoleptic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the sensory properties of a particular food or chemical, the taste, colour, odour, and feel.

   The organoleptic assessment of the wine showed that it was spoiled.

   • 2011, John Piggott, editor, Alcoholic Beverages: Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Research, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 26:

     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.

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: organolèptic
• Dutch: organoleptisch (nl)
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: aistinvarainen
• French: organoleptique (fr)
• German: organoleptisch
• Greek: οργανοληπτικός (el) (organoliptikós)
• Irish: orgánaileipteach
• Italian: organolettico
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: organoleptisk (no)

• Portuguese: organoléptico (pt)
• Russian: органолептический (ru) (organoleptičeskij)
• Spanish: organoléptico
• Swedish: organoleptisk

Noun

organoleptic (plural organoleptics)

1. Such a property

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French organoleptique.

Adjective

organoleptic m or n (feminine singular organoleptică, masculine plural organoleptici, feminine and neuter plural organoleptice)

1. organoleptic

Declension

Declension of organoleptic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	organoleptic		organoleptică	organoleptici	organoleptice
	definite	organolepticul		organoleptica	organolepticii	organolepticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	organoleptic		organoleptice	organoleptici	organoleptice
	definite	organolepticului		organolepticei	organolepticilor	organolepticelor