| gustatory | (adj) of or relating to gustation, Syn. gustative, gustatorial |
| stator | (n) mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves, Syn. stator coil, Ant. rotor |
| testator | (n) a person who makes a will, Syn. testate |
| taste | (n) the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus, Syn. taste sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, Example: the candy left him with a bad taste; the melon had a delicious taste |
| taste | (n) the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth, Syn. gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality, Example: his cold deprived him of his sense of taste |
| tastebud | (n) an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue, Syn. gustatory organ, taste bud |
| taste cell | (n) an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve, Syn. gustatory cell |
| witness | (n) (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature, Syn. attestor, attestant, attestator |
| Agistator | n. [ LL. ] See Agister. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Devastator | n. [ L. ] One who, or that which, devastates. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gestatory | a. [ L. gestatorius that serves for carrying: cf. F. gestatoire. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Capable of being carried or worn. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| gustatorial | adj. of or pertaining to taste.
Syn. -- gustatory. [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: gustative |
| Gustatory | a. Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste; as, the gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Protestator | n. [ Cf. F. protestateur. ] One who makes protestation; a protester. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| stator | n. (Mach.) A stationary part in or about which another part (the rotor) revolves, esp. when both are large; as, (a) (Elec.) The stationary member of an electrical machine, as of an induction motor. (b) (Steam Turbine) The case inclosing a turbine wheel; the body of stationary blades or nozzles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Testator | n. [ L.: cf. F. testateur. ] (Law) A man who makes and leaves a will, or testament, at death. [ 1913 Webster ] |
