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or·gan·o·lep·tic

 (ôr′gə-nō-lĕp′tĭk, ôr-găn′ə-)
adj.
1. Relating to perception by a sensory organ.
2. Involving the use of sense organs: organoleptic tests.

[French organoleptique : Greek organo-, organo- + Greek lēptikos, receptive (from lēptos, taken, seized, from lambanein, to take).]

or′gan·o·lep′ti·cal·ly adv.
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organoleptic

(ˌɔːɡənəʊˈlɛptɪk)
adj
1. (Physiology) able to stimulate an organ, esp a special sense organ
2. (Physiology) able to perceive a sensory stimulus
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or•ga•no•lep•tic

(ˌɔr gə nlˈɛp tɪk, ɔrˌgæn lˈɛp-)

adj.
1. perceived by a sense organ.
2. capable of detecting a sensory stimulus.
[1850–55; < French < Greek lēptikós disposed to accept]
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