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• adstringent

語源

From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) +‎ stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
• ハイフネーション: as‧trin‧gent

名詞

astringent (plural astringents)

1. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

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形容詞

astringent (comparative more astringent, superlative most astringent)

1. Extremely sour, bitter.
2. Sharp, caustic, severe.
   • September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian‎:

     Philip, who was made Duke of Edinburgh on the couple’s wedding, introduced a new, less stuffy, though as the years went on occasionally astringent, tone to the royal family.

3. Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
4. (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

同意語

• (caustic): smectic (rare)

アナグラム

• integrants, natterings, transigent