Misflavour

//mɪsˈfleɪvə(ɹ)// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being misflavoured. countable, uncountable

    "Powders produced in those days were, compared with today's standards, of poor flowability and solubility, difficult to handle, dusty, and prone to misflavour as a result of degradation in the drying process."

Verb
  1. 1
    To impair the flavour of.

    "The flavour thresholds of the 239 compounds examined varied over a range of 2 x 10¹², and on occasion, compounds of high chemical purity (99% +) were organoleptically impure or even misflavoured."

Example

More examples

"The flavour thresholds of the 239 compounds examined varied over a range of 2 x 10¹², and on occasion, compounds of high chemical purity (99% +) were organoleptically impure or even misflavoured."

Etymology

From mis- + flavour.

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