Defenition of the word astringency

• Defenition of the word astringency

  • a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
  • the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids

Synonyms for the word astringency

• • astringence
  • stypsis

Hypernyms for the word astringency

• • contractility
  • gustatory perception
  • gustatory sensation
  • taste
  • taste perception
  • taste sensation

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