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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•trin•gent /əˈstrɪndʒənt/USA pronunciation adj. - Medicinecausing the skin to contract or tighten;
styptic:astringent lotion. - harshly biting;
severe:astringent criticism.
n. [countable] - Medicinean astringent substance:Apply an astringent to the cut.
as•trin•gen•cy, n. [uncountable]as•trin•gent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•trin•gent (ə strin′jənt),USA pronunciation adj. - Medicinecontracting;
constrictive;
styptic. - harshly biting;
caustic:his astringent criticism. - stern or severe;
austere. - sharply incisive;
pungent:astringent wit.
n. - Medicinea substance that contracts the tissues or canals of the body, thereby diminishing discharges, as of mucus or blood.
- a cosmetic that cleans the skin and constricts the pores.
- Latin astringent- (stem of astringēns) present participle of astringere to astringe; see -ent
- 1535–45
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sharp, harsh, rigorous. See acid.
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