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Definition of astringent
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of astringent is as below...
Astringent
(a.)
Drawing
together
the
tissues;
binding;
contracting;
--
opposed
to
laxative;
as,
astringent
medicines;
a
butter
and
astringent
taste;
astringent
fruit..
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Matico
::
Matico
(n.) A
Peruvian
plant
(Piper,
/
Artanthe,
elongatum),
allied
to the
pepper,
the
leaves
of which are used as a
styptic
and
astringent..
Styptic
::
Styphnic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
a
yellow
crystalline
astringent
acid,
(NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2,
obtained
by the
action
of
nitric
acid on
resorcin.
Styphnic
acid
resembles
picric
acid, but is not
bitter.
It acts like a
strong
dibasic
acid,
having
a
series
of well
defined
salts..
Gambier
::
Gambier
(n.) The
inspissated
juice of a plant
(Uncaria
Gambir)
growing
in
Malacca.
It is a
powerful
astringent,
and, under the name of Terra
Japonica,
is used for
chewing
with the Areca nut, and is
exported
for
tanning
and
dyeing..
Astrictive
::
Astrictive
(n.) An
astringent.
Ergotine
::
Ergotine
() A
powerful
astringent
alkaloid
extracted
from ergot as a
brown,
amorphous,
bitter
substance.
It is used to
produce
contraction
of the
uterus..
Tormentil
::
Tormentil
(n.) A
rosaceous
herb
(Potentilla
Tormentilla),
the root of which is used as a
powerful
astringent,
and for
alleviating
gripes,
or
tormina,
in
diarrhea..
Astringent
::
Astringent
(a.)
Drawing
together
the
tissues;
binding;
contracting;
--
opposed
to
laxative;
as,
astringent
medicines;
a
butter
and
astringent
taste;
astringent
fruit..
Mastic
::
Mastic
(n.) A resin
exuding
from the
mastic
tree, and
obtained
by
incision.
The best is in
yellowish
white,
semitransparent
tears,
of a faint
smell,
and is used as an
astringent
and an
aromatic,
also as an
ingredient
in
varnishes..
Bugleweed
::
Bugleweed
(n.) A plant of the Mint
family
and genus
Lycopus;
esp. L.
Virginicus,
which has mild
narcotic
and
astringent
properties,
and is
sometimes
used as a
remedy
for
hemorrhage..
Astringent
::
Astringent
(n.) A
medicine
or other
substance
that
produces
contraction
in the soft
organic
textures,
and
checks
discharges
of
blood,
mucus,
etc..
Choke Pear
::
Choke pear () A kind of pear that has a
rough,
astringent
taste,
and is
swallowed
with
difficulty,
or which
contracts
the
mucous
membrane
of the
mouth..
Guava
::
Guava (n.) A
tropical
tree, or its
fruit,
of the genus
Psidium.
Two
varieties
are well
known,
the P.
pyriferum,
or white
guava,
and P.
pomiferum,
or red
guava.
The fruit or berry is
shaped
like a
pomegranate,
but is much
smaller.
It is
somewhat
astringent,
but makes a
delicious
jelly..
Shamoying
::
Shamoying
(n.) A
process
used in
preparing
certain
kinds of
leather,
which
consists
in
frizzing
the skin, and
working
oil into it to
supply
the place of the
astringent
(tannin,
alum, or the like)
ordinarily
used in
tanning..
Austereness
::
Austereness
(n.)
Harshness
or
astringent
sourness
to the
taste;
acerbity.
Frostweed
::
Frostweed
(n.) An
American
species
of
rockrose
(Helianthemum
Canadense),
sometimes
used in
medicine
as an
astringent
or
aromatic
tonic..
Catastaltic
::
Catastaltic
(a.)
Checking
evacuations
through
astringent
or
styptic
qualities.
Hardhack
::
Hardhack
(n.) A very
astringent
shrub
(Spiraea
tomentosa),
common
in
pastures.
The
Potentilla
fruticosa
in also
called
by this
name..
Geranine
::
Geranine
(n.) A
valuable
astringent
obtained
from the root of the
Geranium
maculatum
or
crane's-bill.
Restringent
::
Restringent
(a.)
Restringing;
astringent;
styptic.
Persimmon
::
Persimmon
(n.) An
American
tree
(Diospyros
Virginiana)
and its
fruit,
found from New York
southward.
The fruit is like a plum in
appearance,
but is very harsh and
astringent
until it has been
exposed
to
frost,
when it
becomes
palatable
and
nutritious..
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