ASTRINGENCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids

Synonyms:

astringency; stypsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("astringency" is a kind of...):

contractility (the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter)

Attribute:

astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)

nonastringent (not astringent)

Derivation:

astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)

Meaning:

A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

Synonyms:

astringence; astringency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("astringency" is a kind of...):

gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)

Derivation:

astringent (sour or bitter in taste)