| NOUN | artifact | astringent drug, astringent, styptic | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
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| Meaning | A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals. | |
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| Synonyms | astringent, 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 | |
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