- 1(technology) (of a liquid or cream) able to make the skin feel less oily or to stop the loss of blood from a cut an astringent lotion to have an astringent effect
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- 2(formal) critical in a severe or intelligent way astringent writers/comments
- 3(formal) (of a taste or smell) slightly bitter but fresh the astringent taste of lemon juice
NAmE//əˈstrɪndʒənsi//
noun [uncountable]See astringent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: astringent