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astringency

noun
/əˈstɹɪn.dʒən.si/UK

Etymology

astringent + -cy

  1. derived from adstringere
  2. suffixed as astringency — “astringent + cy”

Definitions

  1. An astringent taste.

  2. That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow…

    That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for astringency. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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