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flavor enhancer

[ fley-ver en-han-ser ]

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noun

a substance added to food in order to enhance or intensify its flavor:
Salt is a common flavor enhancer.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flavor enhancer¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

They told me a little about the episode, that it was going to be focused on the importance of salt as a flavor enhancer, and that this puppet had traveled the world and was on a quest to make a perfect chocolate chip cookie.

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