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“astringency”
1. A sharp taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker: Astringency is a tasting term used for wine, tea, and other consumable substances which are drunk.
2. The ability to contract or to draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or to restrict the secretion of fluids: Astringency is the drying sensation created in the mouth and throat and primarily on the surface of the tongue.
2. The ability to contract or to draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or to restrict the secretion of fluids: Astringency is the drying sensation created in the mouth and throat and primarily on the surface of the tongue.
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string-, strict-, strain-, -stringence, -stringency, -stringe, -stringent
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