Meaning of ASTRINGENCY
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- [n] the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
- [n] a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
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| | Synonyms: | | astringence, stypsis |
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| | See Also: | | contractility, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As*trin"gen*cy\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n.
The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the
parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other
substances which causes contraction of the organic textures;
as, the astringency of tannin.
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