ALL meanings of astringent
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A a - countable noun astringent An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding. 3
- countable noun astringent Astringent is also an adjective. 3
- graded adjective astringent Astringent means forceful and critical. 3
- graded adjective astringent If something has an astringent taste, it is sharp or bitter. 3
- adjective astringent severe; harsh 3
- adjective astringent sharp or invigorating 3
- adjective astringent causing contraction of body tissues, checking blood flow, or restricting secretions of fluids; styptic 3
- noun astringent an astringent drug or lotion 3
- adjective astringent that contracts body tissue and checks secretions, capillary bleeding, etc.; styptic 3
- adjective astringent having a harsh, biting quality 3
- noun astringent an astringent substance, drug, etc. 3
- noun astringent An astringent is a drug or lotion that causes contraction of body tissues, checks blood flow, or restricts the secretion of fluids. 3
- adjective astringent substance: sharp, caustic 1
- noun astringent substance: contract tissues 1
- adjective astringent Medicine/Medical. contracting; constrictive; styptic. 1
- adjective astringent harshly biting; caustic: his astringent criticism. 1
- adjective astringent stern or severe; austere. 1
- adjective astringent sharply incisive; pungent: astringent wit. 1
- noun astringent Medicine/Medical. a substance that contracts the tissues or canals of the body, thereby diminishing discharges, as of mucus or blood. 1
- noun astringent a cosmetic that cleans the skin and constricts the pores. 1
- noun astringent Causing the contraction of body tissues, typically of the skin. 1
- noun astringent A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood. 0
- adjective astringent Sharp, caustic, severe. 0
- adjective astringent (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic. 0