astringent

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /əˈstrɪn.dʒənt/

Noun

astringent (plural astringents)

1. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

Translations

a substance which draws tissue together

Dutch: samentrekkend middel (nl) n. French: qui resserre les tissus vivants (fr) Hebrew: עפיצות (he) (afitzut) f.

Russian: вяжущее средство (ru) n. Spanish: astringente (es) m.

Adjective

astringent (comparative more astringent, superlative most astringent)

1. Sharp, caustic, severe.
2. (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

Translations

sharp, caustic, severe

Dutch: scherp (nl), bijtend (nl), streng (nl)

Spanish: astringente (es)

having the effect of drawing tissue together

Dutch: samentrekkend (nl) Portuguese: adstringente (pt)

Russian: кровоостанавливающий (ru), вяжущий (ru) Spanish: astringente (es)

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Verb

astringent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of astringō