1) Acerb 2) Acerbic 3) Acrid 4) Alum 5) Constricting 6) Hemostatic 7) Sour 8) Styptic
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1) Acerb 2) Acerbic 3) Austere 4) Cause of shrinkage 5) Constrictive 6) Contracting 7) Harsh 8) Harshly biting 9) Sensory system 10) Severe, harsh 11) Sharp 12) Sharply incisive 13) Skin cleaner 14) Skin tightener 15) Sour 16) Sour or bitter in taste 17) Stern or severe 18) Styptic
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A dry, sometimes harsh taste which comes from errors in using the grain.
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• (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, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; a...
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(L. astringens, from ad to + stringere to bind) causing contraction, usually locally after topical application.
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A drying, puckering taste; tannic; can be derived from boiling the grains, long mashes, over sparging or sparging with hard water.
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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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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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An agent that causes tissue to contract.
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<pharmacology> Causing contraction, usually locally after topical application. ... Origin: L. Astringens ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(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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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
laxative ; as,
astringent medicines; a but...
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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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substance that shrinksÂ
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A term describing the dry taste in the mouth left by teas high in unoxidized polyphenols.
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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-water, chalk, salts of copper, zinc, iron, lead, s...
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An astringent, as part of the facial cleansing system, is commonly known as toner, and it controls oily skin and lowers the pH of the face after cleansing. Basically, it draws tissues together.
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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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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; they arrest discharge by causing shrinkage of tissue....
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adjective tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; `astringent cosmetic lotions`
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A dry, sometimes harsh taste which comes from errors in using the grain.
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A term descriptive of a harsh taste with a puckery, almost medicinal quality.
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An astringent, as part of the facial cleansing system, is commonly known as toner, and it controls oily skin and lowers the pH of the face after cleansing. Basically, it draws tissues together.
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A drying, puckering taste; tannic; can be derived from boiling the grains, long mashes, over sparging or sparging with hard water.
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[Intelligent words] sour or bitter in taste
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