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as·trin·gent
 (  -str  n  j  nt)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
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Medicine
Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.
- Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe:
astringent remarks.
NOUN:
- A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin astring ns
, astringent- present participle of astringere, to bind fast : ad-, ad- + stringere, to bind; see streig- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
as·trin gen·cy
(Noun),
as·trin gent·ly
(Adverb)
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