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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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Astriction
::
Astriction
(n.) A
contraction
of parts by
applications;
the
action
of an
astringent
substance
on the
animal
economy.
Matico
::
Matico
(n.) A
Peruvian
plant
(Piper,
/
Artanthe,
elongatum),
allied
to the
pepper,
the
leaves
of which are used as a
styptic
and
astringent..
Restringent
::
Restringent
(a.)
Restringing;
astringent;
styptic.
Astringently
::
Astringently
(adv.)
In an
astringent
manner.
Kino
::
Kino (n.) The dark red dried juice of
certain
plants,
used
variously
in
tanning,
in
dyeing,
and as an
astringent
in
medicine..
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..
Astrictive
::
Astrictive
(a.)
Binding;
astringent.
Catastaltic
::
Catastaltic
(a.)
Checking
evacuations
through
astringent
or
styptic
qualities.
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..
Ergotine
::
Ergotine
() A
powerful
astringent
alkaloid
extracted
from ergot as a
brown,
amorphous,
bitter
substance.
It is used to
produce
contraction
of the
uterus..
Astringent
::
Astringent
(a.)
Stern;
austere;
as, an
astringent
type of
virtue..
Phloramine
::
Phloramine
(n.) A basic amido
derivative
of
phloroglucin,
having
an
astringent
taste..
Port
::
Port (n.) A dark red or
purple
astringent
wine made in
Portugal.
It
contains
a large
percentage
of
alcohol.
Guarana
::
Guarana
(n.) A
preparation
from the seeds of
Paullinia
sorbilis,
a woody
climber
of
Brazil,
used in
making
an
astringent
drink,
and also in the cure of
headache..
Apocrustic
::
Apocrustic
(a.)
Astringent
and
repellent.
Copperas
::
Copperas
(n.) Green
vitriol,
or
sulphate
of iron; a green
crystalline
substance,
of an
astringent
taste,
used in
making
ink, in
dyeing
black,
as a tonic in
medicine,
etc. It is made on a large scale by the
oxidation
of iron
pyrites.
Called
also
ferrous
sulphate..
Logwood
::
Logwood
(n.) The
heartwood
of a tree
(Haematoxylon
Campechianum),
a
native
of South
America,
It is a red, heavy wood,
containing
a
crystalline
substance
called
haematoxylin,
and is used
largely
in
dyeing.
An
extract
from this wood is used in
medicine
as an
astringent.
Also
called
Campeachy
wood, and
bloodwood..
Astringency
::
Astringency
(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..
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..
Wattle
::
Wattle
(n.) The
astringent
bark of
several
Australian
trees of the genus
Acacia,
used in
tanning;
--
called
also
wattle
bark..
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