ASTRINGENTS
Noun
astringents
plural of astringent
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Source: Wiktionary
ASTRINGENT
As*trin"gent, a. Etym: [L. astringens, p. pr. of astringere: cf. F. astringent. See Astringe.]
1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
As*trin"gent, n.
Definition: A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc. External astringents are called styptics. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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