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Oct 6, 2005 16:10
18 yrs ago
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English term

metallic taste

Non-PRO English Medical Medical (general)
The allergic reaction can have mild symptoms like feelign impending doom, itching and rashes on skin, metallic taste in mouth.

What is meant by metallic taste? Thanks
Responses
5 +21 tastes like metal
4 +8 a taste similar to that of a piece of metal in the mouth

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+21
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tastes like metal

It means that the person suffering the allergic reaction has a taste in his/her mouth which is like metal.
Peer comment(s):
agree Marie-Hélène Hayles : exactly!
0 min
Thanks :)
agree jccantrell : Yep.
1 min
Thank you :)
agree Emilie
1 min
Cheers :)
agree Will Matter : This is exactly what i would've said.
1 min
Thanks :)
agree Refugio : Example: beer from a (metal) can often has a metallic taste.
8 mins
Exactly. Thanks, Ruth :)
agree Can Altinbay
13 mins
Thanks :)
agree Yvonne Becker
15 mins
Thank you, Yvonne :)
agree Charlesp : yes, and metallic (instead of metal) means that there isn't really metal, but one has the phantom taste of metal.
29 mins
Thanks, Charles :)
agree Eckhard Boehle
32 mins
Thank you :)
agree Rachel Fell
52 mins
Thanks, Rachel :)
agree Oso (X) : ¶:^)
1 hr
Thanks, have a bear hug for that :)
agree Balaban Cerit
1 hr
Thanks very much :)
agree Jörgen Slet
1 hr
Thank you :)
agree Alfa Trans (X)
2 hrs
Thanks :)
agree Jeannie Graham
2 hrs
Cheers :)
agree NancyLynn
3 hrs
Thank you :)
agree KathyT : Many epileptic people experience something similar right before they have a seizure.
6 hrs
Thank you :)
agree ZAMOLXIS : YES
16 hrs
Thanks :)
agree Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
19 hrs
agree Alexandra Tussing
1 day 8 hrs
agree Veronica Prpic Uhing
2 days 22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to both of you (and also to peers) for explaining the concept."
+8
2 mins

a taste similar to that of a piece of metal in the mouth

typically iron or steel, possibly rusty has a vaguelu unpleasant taste
Peer comment(s):
agree Rachel Fell
51 mins
Thanks for support
agree Balaban Cerit
1 hr
Thank you
agree Jörgen Slet
1 hr
Cheers
agree Richard Benham : A slight electric current on the tongue has the same effect.
2 hrs
Absolutely! Especially if you touch a 4.5 volt battery poles woth your tongue. Thanks for support.
agree humbird
6 hrs
agree KathyT
6 hrs
agree Alexandra Tussing
1 day 8 hrs
agree Veronica Prpic Uhing
2 days 22 hrs
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