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    ASTRINGENCY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluidsplay

    Synonyms:

    astringency; stypsis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("astringency" is a kind of...):

    contractility (the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter)

    Attribute:

    astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)

    nonastringent (not astringent)

    Derivation:

    astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to puckerplay

    Synonyms:

    astringence; astringency

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("astringency" is a kind of...):

    gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)

    Derivation:

    astringent (sour or bitter in taste)

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