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astringency
1. A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker.
2. The ability to contract or to draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or to restrict the secretion of fluids.
2. The ability to contract or to draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or to restrict the secretion of fluids.
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string-, strict-, strain-, -stringence, -stringency, -stringe, -stringent
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