Astringent \As*trin"gent\ (-jent), a. [L. astringens, p. pr. of
astringere: cf. F. astringent. See Astringe.]
1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; --
opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter
and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
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2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Astringent \As*trin"gent\, n.
A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in
the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood,
mucus, etc.
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External astringents are called styptics. --Dunglison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
astringent
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic, sharp]
2: tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue;
"astringent cosmetic lotions" [ant: nonastringent]
n : a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
[syn: astringent drug, styptic]
WordNet (r) 2.0
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "astringent":
Spartan, Spartanic, acerb, acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrid,
acrimonious, alum, amaroidal, ascetic, asperous, austere,
authoritarian, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, brisk, caustic,
clamp, coarse, collapsible, compactable, compressible, compressor,
constrictor, constringent, consumptive, contractible, contractile,
contractional, contractive, contractor, cutting, deflationary,
demanding, double-edged, dour, edged, escharotic, exacting,
exigent, fierce, foldable, grim, hard, harsh, incisive, inclement,
irritating, keen, meticulous, mordacious, mordant, mortified,
nose-tickling, penetrating, piercing, pincer, piquant, poignant,
puckery, pungent, restorative, rigorous, roborant, rough, rugged,
scathing, severe, sharp, sour, stabbing, stern, stinging, strict,
strident, stringent, styptic, styptic pencil, tart, tough,
trenchant, ungentle, unsparing, vehement, violent, virulent, vise,
vitriolic
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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