astringency meaning

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astringency (noun): a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker.

astringency has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

astringency as a noun

  1. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

    Synonyms: astringence

    Type of: taste

    Related forms: astringent

  2. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids

    Synonyms: stypsis

    Type of: contractility

    Related forms: astringent

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in CY · 11-letter words

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