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ASTRINGENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
Synonyms:
astringency; stypsis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("astringency" is a kind of...):
contractility (the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter)
Attribute:
astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)
nonastringent (not astringent)
Derivation:
astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
Synonyms:
astringence; astringency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("astringency" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Derivation:
astringent (sour or bitter in taste)
