APA Dictionary of Psychology
spicy
- adj.
- denoting the taste of highly flavored foods. Spiciness is conveyed mainly through activity of the trigeminal nerve (see trigeminal chemoreception) rather than the gustatory system.
- denoting one of the primary odor qualities in Henning’s odor prism. —spiciness n.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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