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Astringent

An astringent (sometimes called adstringent) is a chemical that shrinks or constricts body tissues. The word derives from the Latin adstringere, which means "to bind fast". Astringency, the dry, puckering or numbing mouthfeel caused by the tannins in unripe fruits, lets the fruit mature by deterring eating. Tannins, being a kind of polyphenol, bind…

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Astringent

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples24
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Astringent

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related to Examples · 12
Astringent → Aronia, Astringency, Balaustines, Burow's, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calamine, Citrus, In, Merlot, Ripe, Some, The
related to Uses · 8
Astringent → Externally, Goulard's, In, Mild, People, Redness-reducing, This, Use
related to External links · 3
Astringent → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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astringents astringency tannins dry used fruits bind skin proteins cause mild tissues unripe fruit applied taste latin adstringere mouthfeel polyphenol

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athlete's footinstance ofand fungal infections0.80text
Astringentrelated to ExamplesSome0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesBurow's0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesBalaustines0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesIn0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesCalamine0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesRipe0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesAronia0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesCitrus0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesThe0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesCabernet Sauvignon0.60section
Astringentrelated to ExamplesMerlot0.60section

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