astringency
Kelime Anlamı :

1. sertlik.
2. acılık.
Tanımlar :
1. an astringent taste.
2. that which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. the quality of being astringent; especially, that property in certain substances by which they cause contraction of soft or relaxed parts of the body: as, the astringency of acids or bitters.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
2. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.