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ASTRINGENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Synonyms:
astringent; astringent drug; styptic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("astringent" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "astringent"):
alum (a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things))
Derivation:
astringe (become constricted or compressed)
astringe (constrict or bind or draw together)
astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
Example:
astringent cosmetic lotions
Classified under:
Similar:
hemostatic; styptic (tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels)
Attribute:
astringency; stypsis (the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids)
Antonym:
nonastringent (not astringent)
Derivation:
astringe (become constricted or compressed)
astringe (constrict or bind or draw together)
astringency (the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids)
astringent (a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sour or bitter in taste
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
sour (having a sharp biting taste)
Derivation:
astringence; astringency (a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
