 astringent |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] sour or bitter in taste | |
| Synonyms: | sharp acerbic acerb | |
| Related terms: | sour | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue | |
| Examples: | "astringent cosmetic lotions" |
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| Related terms: | nonastringent styptic astringency | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals | |
| Synonyms: | styptic astringent_drug | |
| Related terms: | medicine alum astringe | |
| Similar spelling: |
astringe astringency astringence astride asterion Asteridae ash_tree astronaut astrantia Astarita |
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