astringent property

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• astringent — 1. Causing contraction or shrinkage of the tissues, arrest of secretion, or control of bleeding. 2. An agent having these effects. [L. astringens] * * * as·trin·gent ə strin jənt adj having the property of causing contraction of soft organic… …   Medical dictionary

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• tannin — /tan in/, n. 1. Chem. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs …   Universalium

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• as|trin´gent|ly — as|trin|gent «uh STRIHN juhnt», noun, adjective. –n. a substance that shrinks body tissues and thus check the flow of blood or other secretions. Alum is an astringent. –adj. 1. having the property of shrinking or contracting tissues. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• as|trin|gent — «uh STRIHN juhnt», noun, adjective. –n. a substance that shrinks body tissues and thus check the flow of blood or other secretions. Alum is an astringent. –adj. 1. having the property of shrinking or contracting tissues. SYNONYM(S): binding,… …   Useful english dictionary

• styptic — 1. Having an astringent or hemostatic effect. 2. An astringent agent used topically to stop bleeding. SYN: hemostyptic. [G. styptikos, astringent] * * * styp·tic stip tik adj tending to check bleeding <the styptic effect of c …   Medical dictionary

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• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium

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