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 |
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Attributes | astringent | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue |
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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 |
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Spanish | astringencia |
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Catalan | astrigència |
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Adjectives | styptic | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels |
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