Astringent - Definition
astringent
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic,
astringent]
2: tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue;
"astringent cosmetic lotions" [ant: nonastringent]
n 1: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
[syn: astringent, astringent drug, styptic]