astringent
English Thesaurus
1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | alum, |
| definition | : | a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) (noun.artifact) |
2. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)
| similar | : | hemostatic, styptic, |
| definition | : | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | astringency, stypsis, |
| definition | : | the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (noun.attribute) |
3. sour or bitter in taste (adj.all)
| similar | : | sour, |
| definition | : | having a sharp biting taste (adj.all) |
4. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | become constricted or compressed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | astringent, |
| definition | : | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hemostatic, styptic, |
| definition | : | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all) |
5. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)
| derivation | : | astringency, stypsis, |
| definition | : | the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | become constricted or compressed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact) |
6. sour or bitter in taste (adj.all)
| derivation | : | astringence, astringency, |
| definition | : | a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker (noun.cognition) |
7. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | become constricted or compressed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | astringent, |
| definition | : | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hemostatic, styptic, |
| definition | : | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all) |
8. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)
| derivation | : | astringency, stypsis, |
| definition | : | the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | become constricted or compressed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact) |
9. sour or bitter in taste (adj.all)
| derivation | : | astringence, astringency, |
| definition | : | a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker (noun.cognition) |
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