different between astringent vs dragonwort

English

Alternative forms

• adstringent

Etymology

From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) +? stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??st??n.d??nt/
• Hyphenation: as?trin?gent

Noun

astringent (plural astringents)

1. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

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Adjective

astringent (comparative more astringent, superlative most astringent)

1. Extremely sour, bitter.
2. Sharp, caustic, severe.
3. Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
4. (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

Synonyms

• (caustic): smectic (rare)

Translations

Anagrams

• integrants, natterings, transigent

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.t???.???/

Adjective

astringent (feminine singular astringente, masculine plural astringents, feminine plural astringentes)

1. astringent

Noun

astringent m (plural astringents)

1. astringent

Related terms

• astringence

Latin

Verb

astringent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of astring?

Romanian

Etymology

From French astringent, from Latin astringens.

Adjective

astringent m or n (feminine singular astringent?, masculine plural astringen?i, feminine and neuter plural astringente)

1. astringent

Declension

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From dragon +? wort. Compare Middle English dragaunce, dragunce, dragance, dragans (“dragonwort”), from Old French dragonce, dragance, from Medieval Latin draguncia, dragancia (“dragonwort”), disfigured from the plural of dracontium (“dragonwort”), from Ancient Greek ?????????? (drakóntion, “dragonwort”).

Noun

dragonwort (plural dragonworts)

1. A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
2. A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.

Synonyms

• (Persicaria bistorta): adderwort, bistort, Easter giant, patience dock, red legs, snakeweed, sweet dock

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