| NOUN | attribute | stypsis, astringency | the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids |
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| Meaning | The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids. | |
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| Synonym | astringency | |
| 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 | styptic | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels |
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