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noun - a sharp astringent taste
noun - the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
ASTRINGENCY - An astringent (sometimes called adstringent) is a chemical that shrinks or constricts body tissues. The word derives from the Latin adstringere, whic...
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| An bastringentb (occasional alternative: adstringent) substance is a chemical compound that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues. The word "bastringentb" derives from Latin adstringere, meaning "to bind fast". Two common examples are calamine lotion and witch hazel. |
| An astringent taste. |
| That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood. |
| the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids |
| a sharp astringent taste the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker |
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| An Astringent (sometimes called adstringent) is a chemical that shrinks or constricts body tissues. The word derives from the Latin adstringere, which means "to bind fast". Calamine lotion, witch hazel, and yerba mansa, a Californian plant, are astringents.Astringency, the dry, puckering mouthfeel caused by the tannins in unripe fruits, lets the fruit mature by deterring eating. Ripe fruits and fruit parts including blackthorn (sloe berries), Aronia chokeberry, chokecherry, bird cherry, quince and persimmon fruits, and banana skins are very astringent; citrus fruits, like lemons, are somewhat astringent. Tannins, being a kind of polyphenol, bind salivary proteins and make them precipitate and aggregate, producing a rough, "sandpapery", or dry sensation in the mouth. The tannins in some teas and red grape wines like cabernet sauvignon and merlot produce mild astringency. |