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Astringent

Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.

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Hemostatic 84% connected

Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.

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Hemostatic 84% connected

Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.

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Sour 84% connected

Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

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Sour 84% connected

Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

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Styptic 84% connected

Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.

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Styptic 84% connected

Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.

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Alum 76% connected

A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystal…

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Medicament 76% connected

Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.

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Medication 76% connected

The act or process of medicating.

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Medicine 76% connected

The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.

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Astringe 74% connected

To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.

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Astringe 74% connected

To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.

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Astringency 74% connected

The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contracti…

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Astringency 74% connected

The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contracti…

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Astringency 66% connected

The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contracti…

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Astringency 66% connected

The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contracti…

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Acerb 92% connected

Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.

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Acerbic 92% connected

Sour or severe.

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Styptic 92% connected

Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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