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as·trin·gent

(ə-strĭn′jənt)

adj.

1. Medicine Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.

2. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: astringent remarks.

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.

[Latin astringēns, astringent-, present participle of astringere, to bind fast : ad-, ad- + stringere, to bind; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

as·trin′gen·cy n.

as·trin′gent·ly adv.

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astringent

(əˈstrɪndʒənt)

adj

1. severe; harsh

2. sharp or invigorating

3. (Medicine) causing contraction of body tissues, checking blood flow, or restricting secretions of fluids; styptic

(Pharmacology) an astringent drug or lotion

[C16: from Latin astringēns drawing together; see astrict]

asˈtringency, asˈtringence n

asˈtringently adv

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as•trin•gent

(əˈstrɪn dʒənt)

adj.

1. causing contraction or constriction of soft tissue; styptic.

2. harshly biting; caustic: astringent criticism.

3. stern or severe; austere.

4. sharply incisive; pungent: astringent wit.

5. a substance that contracts the tissues or canals of the body.

[1535–45; < Latin astringent-, s. of astringēns, present participle of astringere to draw together]

as•trin′gen•cy, n.

as•trin′gent•ly, adv.

as·trin·gent

(ə-strĭn′jənt)

A substance, such as alum, that checks the flow of bodily secretions by causing tissue contraction.

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Noun	1.	astringent - a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals astringent drug, styptic alum - a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Adj.	1.	astringent - sour or bitter in taste acerb, acerbic sour - having a sharp biting taste
	2.	astringent - tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions" nonastringent - not astringent

astringent

adjective

1. contractive, contractile, styptic an astringent lotion

2. severe, strict, exacting, harsh, grim, stern, hard, rigid, rigorous, stringent, austere, caustic, acerbic an astringent satire on Hollywood

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astringent

adjective

So sharp as to cause mental pain:

acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic.

Translations

adstringierend

acerbe âpre

astringente severo

bijtend samentrekkendsamentrekkend middelscherp streng

adstringente

astringent

[əsˈtrɪndʒənt]

A. ADJ

1. (Med) → astringente

2. (fig) → adusto, austero

B. N (Med) → astringente m

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astringent

[əˈstrɪndʒ^ənt]

adj → astringent(e)

n → astringent m

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astringent

adj → adstringierend; (fig) remark, humour → ätzend, beißend

n → Adstringens nt

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astringent

[əsˈtrɪndʒənt] adj & n → astringente (m)

as·trin·gent

a. astringente, agente con poder de constricción de los tejidos y las membranas mucosas.

astringent

adj & n astringente m

References in periodicals archive ?

ex Hayne, Annona crassiflora Mart., Anadenanthera falcata (Benth.) Speg., Hancornia speciosa Gomes, Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mat.) Coville, and Curatella americana L.

Density-dependent seed predation in Attalea geraensis Barb. Rodr

(2008) using the crude hydroalcoholic extract from the dried bark of Stryphnodendron adstringens, with MIC values >400 [micro]g/mL.

Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity testing of crude hydroalcoholic extract from leaves of Sphagneticola trilobata (Asteraceae)/Triagem fitoquimica e atividade antimicrobiana do extrato hidroalcoolico bruto das folhas de Sphagneticola trilobata (Asteraceae)

0 0 0 Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville 0,1 0,06 0,39 Myrcia crassifolia (Miq.) Kiaersk.

Heterogeneidade ambiental e estrutura da vegetacao arbustivo-arborea em tres areas de Cerrado sentido restrito no Sudoeste goiano/Environmental hereterogeneity and structure of wood vegetation in three sites of Cerrado sensu stricto in southwestern of Goias state, Brazil

[37.] Fiori GML, Fachin AL, Correa VSC, Bertoni BW, Giulliatti S, Amui SF, Franca SC and AMS Pereira Antimicrobial Activity and Rates of tannins in Stryphnodendron adstringens Mart.

EVALUATION OF NUTRIENTS AND ANTI- NUTRIENT PROPERTIES OF TRADITIONALLY PREPARED TRECULIA AFRICANA DECNE (BREAD FRUIT DIET AND TOASTED SEEDS)

megacanthus, Acacia hayesii, Amphipterygium adstringens y Bucida wigginsiana; y en el ANP, Comocladia mollissima, Coccoloba sp., Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia y Luehea aff.

Estructura de la vegetacion lenosa en tres areas con Selva Baja Caducifolia en el Istmo-Costa de Oaxaca, Mexico

A study done [54] with crude extracts of Guazuma ulmifolia (West Indian elm), Maytenus ilicifolia (espinheirasanta), Stryphnodendron adstringens (barbatimao), and Trichilia catigua (catuaba) that present total polyphenols in their composition were not considered as potential photoprotectors in the evaluated conditions.

Use of Flavonoids and Cinnamates, the Main Photoprotectors with Natural Origin

Nakamura, "Influence of tannins from Stryphnodendron adstringens on growth and virulence factors of Candida albicans," Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol.

Microbiological Quality Assessment of Popular Fresh Date Samples Available in Local Outlets of Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Estudo fenologico de Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville no cerrado sensus tricto da Fazenda Agua Limpa no Distrito Federal, Brasil.

Spatial distribution of phytophagous insects, natural enemies, and pollinators on Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) trees in the Cerrado

La primera especie fue descrita por Schlechtendal (1843a) con el nombre de Hypopterygium adstringens, pero Hypopterygium resulto un nombre ilegitimo pues ya se habia asignado anteriormente a un genero de musgos y fue el mismo Schlechtendal (1843b) quien realizo el cambio por Juliania, sin embargo, no pudo ubicar el taxon en alguna familia y lo relaciono con Sapindaceae, Cupuliferae y Terebintaceae.

Analisis morfologico comparativo de las estructuras reproductivas masculinas de los generos Orthopterygium y Amphipterygium (Anacardiaceae)

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