astringency, stypsis
(noun) the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
astringency, astringence
(noun) a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
astringency (countable and uncountable, plural astringencies)
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
Source: Wiktionary
As*trin"gen*cy, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
