Astringent
English Meaning
Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.
- Medicine Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.
- Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: astringent remarks.
- A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.