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Definition of astringent
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Astringent
(a.)
Stern;
austere;
as, an
astringent
type of
virtue..
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Sub-
::
Sub- () A
prefix
signifying
under,
below,
beneath,
and hence
often,
in an
inferior
position
or
degree,
in an
imperfect
or
partial
state,
as in
subscribe,
substruct,
subserve,
subject,
subordinate,
subacid,
subastringent,
subgranular,
suborn.
Sub- in Latin
compounds
often
becomes
sum-
before
m, sur
before
r, and
regularly
becomes
suc-, suf-, sug-, and sup-
before
c, f, g, and p
respectively.
Before
c, p, and t it
sometimes
takes form sus- (by the
dropping
of b from a
collateral
form,
subs-)..
Boza
::
Boza (n.) An
acidulated
fermented
drink of the Arabs and
Egyptians,
made from
millet
seed and
various
astringent
substances;
also, an
intoxicating
beverage
made from hemp seed,
darnel
meal, and
water..
Guava
::
Guava (n.) A
tropical
tree, or its
fruit,
of the genus
Psidium.
Two
varieties
are well
known,
the P.
pyriferum,
or white
guava,
and P.
pomiferum,
or red
guava.
The fruit or berry is
shaped
like a
pomegranate,
but is much
smaller.
It is
somewhat
astringent,
but makes a
delicious
jelly..
Jambolana
::
"Jambolana
(n.) A
myrtaceous
tree of the West
Indies
and
tropical
America
(Calyptranthes
Jambolana),
with
astringent
bark, used for
dyeing.
It bears an
edible
fruit..
Logwood
::
Logwood
(n.) The
heartwood
of a tree
(Haematoxylon
Campechianum),
a
native
of South
America,
It is a red, heavy wood,
containing
a
crystalline
substance
called
haematoxylin,
and is used
largely
in
dyeing.
An
extract
from this wood is used in
medicine
as an
astringent.
Also
called
Campeachy
wood, and
bloodwood..
Geranine
::
Geranine
(n.) A
valuable
astringent
obtained
from the root of the
Geranium
maculatum
or
crane's-bill.
Bugleweed
::
Bugleweed
(n.) A plant of the Mint
family
and genus
Lycopus;
esp. L.
Virginicus,
which has mild
narcotic
and
astringent
properties,
and is
sometimes
used as a
remedy
for
hemorrhage..
Chokecherry
::
Chokecherry
(n.) The
astringent
fruit of a
species
of wild
cherry
(Prunus
Virginiana);
also, the bush or tree which bears such
fruit..
Apocrustic
::
Apocrustic
(a.)
Astringent
and
repellent.
Hardhack
::
Hardhack
(n.) A very
astringent
shrub
(Spiraea
tomentosa),
common
in
pastures.
The
Potentilla
fruticosa
in also
called
by this
name..
Astrictive
::
Astrictive
(n.) An
astringent.
Choke Pear
::
Choke pear () A kind of pear that has a
rough,
astringent
taste,
and is
swallowed
with
difficulty,
or which
contracts
the
mucous
membrane
of the
mouth..
Stegocephala
::
Stegnotic
(n.) A
stegnotic
medicine;
an
astringent.
Birthroot
::
Birthroot
(n.) An
herbaceous
plant
(Trillium
erectum),
and its
astringent
rootstock,
which is said to have
medicinal
properties..
Bracer
::
Bracer
(n.) A
medicine,
as an
astringent
or a
tonic,
which gives
tension
or tone to any part of the
body..
Kino
::
Kino (n.) The dark red dried juice of
certain
plants,
used
variously
in
tanning,
in
dyeing,
and as an
astringent
in
medicine..
Astringent
::
Astringent
(a.)
Drawing
together
the
tissues;
binding;
contracting;
--
opposed
to
laxative;
as,
astringent
medicines;
a
butter
and
astringent
taste;
astringent
fruit..
Austere
::
Austere
() Sour and
astringent;
rough to the
state;
having
acerbity;
as, an
austere
crab
apple;
austere
wine..
Stub
::
Stryphnic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
a
complex
nitrogenous
acid,
obtained
by the
action
of
acetic
acid and
potassium
nitrite
on uric acid, as a
yellow
crystalline
substance,
with a
bitter,
astringent
taste..
Copperas
::
Copperas
(n.) Green
vitriol,
or
sulphate
of iron; a green
crystalline
substance,
of an
astringent
taste,
used in
making
ink, in
dyeing
black,
as a tonic in
medicine,
etc. It is made on a large scale by the
oxidation
of iron
pyrites.
Called
also
ferrous
sulphate..
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