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Astringent

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Noun

1. astringent, astringent drug, styptic

a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

Adjective

2. acerb, acerbic, astringent

sour or bitter in taste

3. astringent

tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

Example Sentences:
'astringent cosmetic lotions'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Astringent

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adjective
1. 
severe; harsh
2. 
sharp or invigorating
3. 
causing contraction of body tissues, checking blood flow, or restricting secretions of fluids; styptic
noun
4. 
an astringent drug or lotion

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Astringent

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adjective
1. 
that contracts body tissue and checks secretions, capillary bleeding, etc.; styptic
2. 
having a harsh, biting quality
an astringent style of writing
noun
3. 
an astringent substance, drug, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Astringent

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adj.
1. Medicine Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.
2. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: astringent remarks.
n.
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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