| ADJECTIVE | all | astringent, acerb, acerbic | sour or bitter in taste |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | astringent | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue | |
| NOUN | artifact | astringent, astringent drug, styptic | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
| Sounds | ahstrih'njhahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | sour or bitter in taste. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | acerb, acerbic | |
| Broader | sour | Having a sharp biting taste / taste |
| Spanish | acerbo, acre, astringente | |
| Catalan | acre, astringent | |
| Nouns | astringency, astringence | a sharp astringent taste |
| Meaning | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "astringent cosmetic lotions" | |
| Attribute of | astringency, stypsis | The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids |
| Narrower | styptic, hemostatic | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels |
| Opposite | nonastringent | not astringent |
| Spanish | astringente | |
| Catalan | astringent | |
| Nouns | astringency | the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids |
| astringent | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals | |
| Verbs | astringe | become constricted or compressed |
| astringe | constrict or bind or draw together | |
| Meaning | A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | astringent drug, styptic | |
| Narrower | alum | A double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| Spanish | astringente, estíptico | |
| Catalan | astringent, estíptic, estíptico | |
| Adjectives | astringent | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue |
| Verbs | astringe | become constricted or compressed |
| astringe | constrict or bind or draw together | |
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