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as·trin·gen·cy
/əˈstrɪnʤən(t)si/
收斂性,嚴酷
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as·trin·gen·cy
/-ʤənsɪ/
名詞
澀味,收斂性
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
As·trin·gen·cy
n.
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
;
as
,
the
astringency
of
tannin
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
astringency
n
1:
a
sharp
astringent
taste
;
the
taste
experience
when
a
substance
causes
the
mouth
to
pucker
[
syn
:
astringence
]
2:
the
ability
to
contract
or
draw
together
soft
body
tissues
to
check
blood
flow
or
restrict
secretion
of
fluids
[
syn
:
stypsis
]
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