| Front | astringent |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective, nounBrE /əˈstrɪndʒənt/NAmE /əˈstrɪndʒənt/adjective 1 (technical) (of a liquid or cream) able to make the skin feel less oily or to stop the loss of blood from a cutan astringent lotion to have an astringent effect 2 (formal) critical in a severe or clever wayastringent writers/comments 3 (formal) (of a taste or smell) slightly bitter but freshthe astringent taste of lemon juice  astrin•gency/BrE əˈstrɪndʒənsi; NAmE əˈstrɪndʒənsi/ noun[uncountable] noun a liquid or cream used in cosmetics or medicine to make the skin less oily or to stop the loss of blood from a cut |
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