AstringencyWordNet Explorer

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

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

tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

not astringent

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

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