astringency

English Thesaurus

1. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	contractility,
definition	:	the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	astringent,
definition	:	tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)

attribute	:	nonastringent,
definition	:	not astringent (adj.all)

2. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation,
definition	:	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus (noun.cognition)

3. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	astringent,
definition	:	tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)

derivation	:	hemostatic, styptic,
definition	:	tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all)

4. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	acerb, acerbic, astringent,
definition	:	sour or bitter in taste (adj.all)

5. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	astringent,
definition	:	tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)

derivation	:	hemostatic, styptic,
definition	:	tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all)

6. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	acerb, acerbic, astringent,
definition	:	sour or bitter in taste (adj.all)