Tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue.
A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals.
A substance which draws tissue together thus restricting the flow of blood.
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.
6 Tannin is a powerful astringent , and hence is strongly provocative of constipation.
7 Miss Sonntag greeted him with an astringent How d'you do, Mr. Babbitt.
8 Alum is an antiseptic, is cleansing, as well as an astringent remedy.
9 The bark is astringent ; it is used for tanning and dyeing.
10 The infusion in warm water had a brown colour and an astringent taste.
11 The astringent and drying qualities of the alum will entirely prevent their formation.
12 The leaves of the Plantains have a bitter taste, and are somewhat astringent .
13 Right out of the pod, the bean is astringent , bitter, and essentially aroma-less.
14 The underground woody stem is astringent and yields a yellow dye.
15 I drink the refreshing, slightly spicy and astringent elixir iced, as a preventive.
16 The air smelled of cleaning astringent and someone's overly strong yerba maté tea.
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