astringence, biting astringent taste; sense of taste when a substance makes the mouth pucker; quality of being astringent; (Medicine) ability to contract soft body tissues to restrict discharge of fluids, capacity to contract soft body tissues to check blood flow
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Astringency Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
astringency
\as*trin"gen*cy\ (ăs*tr&ibreve;n"jen*s&ybreve;), n. the quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
Noun
1. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
(synonym) astringence
(hypernym) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
2. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
(synonym) stypsis
(hypernym) contractility
(attribute) astringent
Astringency Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An astringent (occasional alternative: adstringent) substance is a chemical compound that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues, usually locally after topical medicinal application. The word "astringent" derives from Latin adstringere, meaning "to bind fast". Two common examples are calamine lotion and witch hazel.
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Astringency Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
The drying sensation, (or bite) in the mouth caused by certain teas.
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