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Meaning of 'astringent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Astringent [ a.]
- Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
- Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
2 . Astringent [ n.]
- A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc.

Meaning of 'astringent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . astringent [ a]
Meaning (1):
- tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
Example in sentence:
  • astringent cosmetic lotions

Nearby Words:

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