Look up: astringent

1. Astringent
   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. Astringency is also the ...
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2. astringent
   substance that shrinks 
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3. Astringent
   Having a dry taste associated with high tannin content, and especially typical of young wines.
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4. Astringent
   The puckerish quality of high tannin content, which has the effect of drying out the mouth. Many young red wines are astringent because of tannin.
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5. astringent
   [adj] - tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue 2. [n] - a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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6. Astringent
   Unflattering tasting term describing an unpleasant, dry, mouth-puckering sensation usually caused by excess acidity or bitterness. The excessive tannins in young, overextracted red wines are the usual culprits.
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7. astringent
   contracts organic tissue
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8. Astringent
   An agent that causes the constriction of tissues, usually applied topically to stop bleeding, secretions, and surface inflammation and distension. Some, such as gallotannins, may actually bind with and 'tan' the surface layer of skin or mucosa.
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9. Astringent
   An agent that causes tissue to contract.
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10. astringent
    a) describes the complex sensation produced in the mouth by a dilute aqueous solution of products such as some tannins (for example, kaki tannins and sloe tannins); b) describes the attribute of pure substances or mixtures which produces this sensation Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry -...
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11. Astringent
    As·trin'gent (-j e nt) adjective [ Latin astringens , present participle of astringere : confer French astringent . See Astringe .] 1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxa...
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12. Astringent
    As·trin'gent noun A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc. « External astringents are called styptics. Dunglison. »
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13. astringent
    <pharmacology> Causing contraction, usually locally after topical application. ... Origin: L. Astringens ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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14. astringent
    adjective tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; `astringent cosmetic lotions`
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15. astringent
    astringent drug noun a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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16. astringent
    (ә-strin´jәnt) causing contraction or arresting discharges. an agent that causes contraction or arrests discharges, usually locally after topical application. Astringents act as protein precipitants and arrest discharge by causing shrinkage of tissue. Skin preparations such as shaving lotions o...
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17. Astringent
    • (a.) Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue. • (n.) A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc. • (a.) Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astr...
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18. astringent
    any of a group of substances that cause the contraction or shrinkage of tissues and that dry up secretions. Astringents are usually classified into ...
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19. astringent
    (L. astringens, from ad to + stringere to bind) causing contraction, usually locally after topical application.
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20. astringent
    astringent 1. Causing a contraction of tissues, arrest of secretion, or control of bleeding. 2. A substance or preparation; such as, alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions. Astringents act as protein precipitants; the...
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21. astringent
    An agent used to shrink mucous membranes and to dry up secretions or wet lesions. Astringents may act by vasoconstriction, dehydration (as with ethanol), or by denaturing proteins (as with tannin).
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22. Astringent
    A term describing the dry taste in the mouth left by teas high in unoxidized polyphenols.
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23. astringent
    astringent (ustrin'junt) , substance that shrinks body tissues. Astringent medicines cause shrinkage of mucous membranes or exposed tissues and are often used internally to check discharge of serum or mucous secretions in sore throat, hemorrhage, diarrhea, or peptic ulcer. Externally applied ast...
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24. Astringent
    An astringent is a substance which contracts tissues, chiefly by coagulating albumin. When applied in the form of lotions or ointments, they reduce the congestion of mucous membranes and thus assist in the healing of wounds and ulcers. The chief natural astringents are the mineral acids, alum, lime-...
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25. astringent
    Type: Term Pronunciation: as-trin′jent Definitions: 1. Causing contraction or shrinkage of the tissues, arrest of secretion, or control of bleeding. 2. An agent having these effects.
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