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adstringência Catalan
estíptic 1
The milk is very soothing and the alum acts as an astringent.
2
With the preparation of kid leather alum is the astringent curative agent.
3
The root contains tannin and mucilage, it is therefore astringent and demulcent.
4
I tasted the nut, and found it pungent and astringent, not tempting.
5
Where the astringent memory of Lizzie came into play, Lawrence was dumb.
1
I was well already, on taking the styptic from her dear hands.
2
But I waited while he dabbed at the cut with styptic powder.
3
He removes the toilet paper and dabs the cut with a styptic pencil.
4
The Sloe has been employed as a styptic ever since the time of Dioscorides.
5
They call it Mohur: powdered and sprinkled dry on a wound, it acts as a styptic.