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Definitions of astringe
  1. verb
    become constricted or compressed
    "The cold substance astringes"
  2. verb
    constrict or bind or draw together
    "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth"
Definition that contains astringe
  • kaki small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
  • alum a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
  • kino a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
  • antiperspirant an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration
  • astringency a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
  • birthroot trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
  • bugleweed a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
  • american persimmon medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
  • asplenium adiantum-nigrum spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
  • astringence a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
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