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Astringent
Pronunciation : As*trin"gent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. astringens, p. pr. of astringere: cf. F. astringent. See Astringe.]
Definition : 1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : As*trin"gent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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