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astringent (əstrĭn`jənt), substance that shrinks body tissues. Astringent medicines cause shrinkage of mucous membranes or exposed tissues and are often used internally to check discharge of serum or mucous secretions in sore throat, hemorrhage, diarrhea, or peptic ulcer. Externally applied astringents, which cause mild coagulation of skin proteins, dry, harden, and protect the skin. Mildly astringent solutions are used in the relief of such minor skin irritations as those resulting from superficial cuts, allergies, insect bites, or athlete's foot. Astringent preparations include silver nitrate, zinc oxide, calamine lotion, tincture of benzoin, and vegetable substances such as tannic and gallic acids, catechu, and oak bark. Some metal salts and acids have also been used as astringents. astringent a drug or medicine causing contraction of body tissues, checking blood flow, or restricting secretions of fluids |
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| Andrew Carmellini chooses celery for its vegetal astringency, which balances out the "bloody earthiness" of game birds like grouse and pheasant. For starters, you could measure the ebullience of two Richard Strauss tone poems (``Don Juan'' and ``Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks'') against the poise of Mozart's Fourteenth Piano Concerto and the astringency of Gyorgy Kurtag's ``. The consumer trend to purchase the less pungent, milder onion varieties may not be the best idea wellness wise, since those with a stronger flavor and higher astringency appear to have superior health-promoting properties. |
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