| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In an astringent manner.[Websters]
2. In an acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, pungent or poignant manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a sharp, taut, mordant, smart or furious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a grim or bleak manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a sour, harsh, severe or snappish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a styptic or constrictive manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a rigid, stiff or stark manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a caustic or vitriolic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a coarse or raw manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective astringent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (astringent) | 1. Sour or bitter in taste.[Wordnet]. 2. Tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions".[Wordnet]. 3. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.[Websters]. 4. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.[Websters]. 5. Being harsh, severe, rough, stern or sour.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being bitter, acerbic, acrid or acrimonious.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being hard, rigorous, strict, stringent or rugged.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being sharp, pungent, abrupt, sarcastic or peppery.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being austere.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb astringently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ASTRINGENTLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: astringent
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Botanical | A mildly binding substance. Acacia, Anacardium, Annona, Bixa, Crescentia, Hesperomeles, Mangifera, Musa, Myrcia, Portulaca, Psidium, Punica, Sapindus, Terminalia, Zea. . (references) | ||
| Chemistry | 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. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Food & Agriculture | The flavor characteristic of wines containing too much tannin and puckering the mouth. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Health | Causing contraction, usually locally after topical application. (references) | ||
| Mining | A. A taste that puckers the mouth; descriptive of certain minerals, such as alum b. Causing contraction, shrinking, or puckering. (references) | ||
| Politics | Descriptive of wines that have a rough, puckery taste. Usually can be attributed to high tannin content. Tannic astringency will normally decrease with age. However, sometimes the wine fails to outlive the tannin. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | An astringent substance is a chemical substance that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues, usually locally after topical medicinal application. Two common examples are calamine lotion and witch hazel. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: astringent
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Astringent drug | A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: astringent
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Sweetish astringent | Mining | Applied to those minerals that have the taste of alum. (references) | |
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| Astringent | 6 | Astringent | 6 | |
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