Crossword clues for astringency
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Astringency \As*trin"gen*cy\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n. The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
Wiktionary
n. 1 An astringent taste. 2 That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
WordNet
n. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker [syn: astringence]
the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids [syn: stypsis]
Usage examples of "astringency".
It is made artificially from high wines by the addition of oil of Cognac, to give it flavor, burnt sugar to give it color, and logwood or catechu, to impart astringency and roughness of taste.
By its warming astringency, it exercises cordial properties which are most useful in arresting passive diarrhoea, and in relieving flatulent indigestion.
The only sensible quality of the Speedwell is the powerful astringency of its leaves, and this property serves to protect it from herbivorous foes.
Furthermore through its astringency this root is admirable for arresting bleedings.
The light had a dull golden cast and a grainy quality, as if mixed in with particles of gloom, and the smell, while it plainly was that of a cleaning agent, did not have the astringency of an industrial cleaner.
The chemical traces that were an integral part of the Great Language’s nuances manifested themselves as a series of ambiguous perfumes and passing astringencies on the surface of his skin, but he closed his eyes and concentrated on the broad recognition factors.
But Bram was unable to make anything of the crawling sensations and the chemical astringencies except for one puzzling moment when the symbolic outline of a human — standing for himself, he was sure — tried to change its shape into the symbol of a decapod.
We thought of the slight astringencies of her character, and how they would turn to full ripe sweetness in that calm sunshine of domestic peace.
There were other odors mixed in with astringency, as well as traces of the strong smell that had assailed them as they entered the hi-bernatory.