Definition of astringency Astringency
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We found 6 definitions of astringency from 4 different sources.
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What does astringency mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: astringencies |
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| astringency - the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids | ||
| stypsis | ||
| contractility the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter | ||
| astringency - a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker | ||
| astringence | ||
| gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation, taste a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- astringency (Noun)
An astringent taste. - astringency (Noun)
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- astringency (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- astringency, noun, singular of astringencies.
