Astringent

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[n] a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
[adj] tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions"
[adj] sour or bitter in taste

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Synonyms

acerb, acerbic, astringent drug, hemostatic, sharp, sour, styptic, styptic

Antonyms

nonastringent

Related Terms

acerb, acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, alum, amaroidal, ascetic, asperous, austere, authoritarian, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, brisk, caustic, clamp, coarse, collapsible, compactable, compressible, compressor, constrictor, constringent,