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astringent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Astringent \As*trin"gent\ (-jent), a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Astringent \As*trin"gent\, n.
A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in
the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood,
mucus, etc.
[1913 Webster]
External astringents are called styptics. --Dunglison.
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