Dictionary Entry
astringency
astringency is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
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- 3noun
a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
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