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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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Bhang
::
Bhang (n.) An
astringent
and
narcotic
drug made from the dried
leaves
and seed
capsules
of wild hemp
(Cannabis
Indica),
and
chewed
or
smoked
in the East as a means of
intoxication.
See
Hasheesh..
Catastaltic
::
Catastaltic
(a.)
Checking
evacuations
through
astringent
or
styptic
qualities.
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..
Stub
::
Stryphnic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
a
complex
nitrogenous
acid,
obtained
by the
action
of
acetic
acid and
potassium
nitrite
on uric acid, as a
yellow
crystalline
substance,
with a
bitter,
astringent
taste..
Astriction
::
Astriction
(n.) A
contraction
of parts by
applications;
the
action
of an
astringent
substance
on the
animal
economy.
Adstringent
::
Adstringent
(a.) See
Astringent.
Catechu
::
Catechu
(n.) A dry,
brown,
astringent
extract,
obtained
by
decoction
and
evaporation
from the
Acacia
catechu,
and
several
other
plants
growing
in
India.
It
contains
a large
portion
of
tannin
or
tannic
acid, and is used in
medicine
and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra
japonica,
cutch,
gambier,
etc..
Bracer
::
Bracer
(n.) A
medicine,
as an
astringent
or a
tonic,
which gives
tension
or tone to any part of the
body..
Astrictive
::
Astrictive
(a.)
Binding;
astringent.
Sub-
::
Sub- () A
prefix
signifying
under,
below,
beneath,
and hence
often,
in an
inferior
position
or
degree,
in an
imperfect
or
partial
state,
as in
subscribe,
substruct,
subserve,
subject,
subordinate,
subacid,
subastringent,
subgranular,
suborn.
Sub- in Latin
compounds
often
becomes
sum-
before
m, sur
before
r, and
regularly
becomes
suc-, suf-, sug-, and sup-
before
c, f, g, and p
respectively.
Before
c, p, and t it
sometimes
takes form sus- (by the
dropping
of b from a
collateral
form,
subs-)..
Rhatanhy
::
Rhatanhy
(n.) The
powerfully
astringent
root of a
half-shrubby
Peruvian
plant
(Krameria
triandra).
It is used in
medicine
and to color port wine.
Subatom
::
Subastringent
(a.)
Somewhat
astringent.
Hardhack
::
Hardhack
(n.) A very
astringent
shrub
(Spiraea
tomentosa),
common
in
pastures.
The
Potentilla
fruticosa
in also
called
by this
name..
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..
Myrobolan
::
Myrobolan
(n.) A dried
astringent
fruit much
resembling
a
prune.
It
contains
tannin,
and was
formerly
used in
medicine,
but is now
chiefly
used in
tanning
and
dyeing.
Myrobolans
are
produced
by
various
species
of
Terminalia
of the East
Indies,
and of
Spondias
of South
America..
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..
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..
Chokecherry
::
Chokecherry
(n.) The
astringent
fruit of a
species
of wild
cherry
(Prunus
Virginiana);
also, the bush or tree which bears such
fruit..
Monesia
::
Monesia
(n.) The bark, or a
vegetable
extract
brought
in solid cakes from South
America
and
believed
to be
derived
from the bark, of the tree
Chrysophyllum
glycyphloeum.
It is used as an
alterative
and
astringent..
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..
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