| NOUN | cognition | astringency, astringence | a sharp astringent taste |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | astringency, stypsis | the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids |
| Meaning | A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | astringence | |
| Broader | taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception | The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus |
| Spanish | astringencia | |
| Catalan | astringència | |
| Adjectives | astringent | sour or bitter in taste |
| Meaning | The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | stypsis | |
| Attributes | astringent | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue |
| nonastringent | not astringent | |
| Broader | contractility | The capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter |
| Spanish | astringencia | |
| Catalan | astrigència | |
| Adjectives | astringent | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue |
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