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organoleptic

or·gan·o·lep·tic [ àwrgənō léptik, awr gànnə léptik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
affecting organs: affecting an organ, especially a sense organ

[Mid-19th century. < French organoleptique< Greek organon "instrument" + lēptikos "receptive"]

or·gan·o·lep·ti·cal·ly adverb
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