| slovo | definícia |
astringency
(encz) | astringency,příkrost Pavel Cvrček |
astringency
(encz) | astringency,svíravost Pavel Cvrček |
Astringency
(gcide) | Astringency \As*trin"gen*cy\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n.
The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the
parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other
substances which causes contraction of the organic textures;
as, the astringency of tannin.
[1913 Webster] |
astringency
(wn) | astringency
n 1: a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a
substance causes the mouth to pucker [syn: astringency,
astringence]
2: the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to
check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids [syn:
astringency, stypsis] |
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Astringency
(gcide) | Astringency \As*trin"gen*cy\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n.
The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the
parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other
substances which causes contraction of the organic textures;
as, the astringency of tannin.
[1913 Webster] |
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