astringency

astringency has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 11.

Definitions

• n.. The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
• n.. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
• n.. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker