astringent
adjective
1. sour or bitter in taste
Similar word(s): sour, acerb, acerbic
2. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
- astringent cosmetic lotions
Similar word(s): hemostatic, styptic
noun
1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Similar word(s): styptic
Definition categories: man–made, medicament, medication, medicine