Sentence examples for sense sour from inspiring English sources

Therefore, results of the present study were in agreement with the findings of Kasumyan and Døving (2003) that fish can sense sour taste and their taste preference for pH of the food is species-specific.

The ability to sense sour-taste substances is important for protecting mammals from ingesting toxic food.

Taste receptor cells sensing sour taste stimuli express PKD2L1, an ion channel that binds PKD1L3 and is gated by acidic tastants [4] [6].

Two political factions have a palpable sense of sour grapes right now.

These findings suggest that age affects a person's sense of sour, salty, and bitter taste perception, but this does not apply to sweet taste.

The Christmas rush of the lame-duck session provided a bit of holiday cheer to those who voted for Obama two years ago with such soaring hopes, but there remains a sour sense of disappointment.

She has a sour sense of humor: she describes attending the élite prep school Choate Rosemary Hall as an opportunity "to look at the world from a whole new angle.

This time, there's predominantly a sour sense of futility, he adds.

When Aimee becomes infatuated with Lamin, or adopts a local baby, or sweeps in for a school opening, her assistant is always watching with the certain, sour sense that wrong is being done.

Taste perception refers to sensations triggered by taste buds on the surface of the tongue, which sense sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami flavors.

Now is the time to turn your senses onto this sour, savory and fascinating cuisine, before the rest of the world catches on.