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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAdstringenz
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Adstringenz
"Die Adstringenz des Tees sorgt für ein trockenes Mundgefühl."
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The property of a substance that causes contraction of body tissues, typically tasting sour or bitter and causing a puckering feeling in the mouth.
"The astringency of the young red wine made his mouth feel dry."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin astringentia, from astringere 'draw tight', from ad- 'to' + stringere 'to bind'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "astringency" is said worldwide
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astringence
Transliteration: astringence
"L'astringence de ce vin rouge est très prononcée."
Adstringenz
Transliteration: Adstringenz
"Die Adstringenz des Tees sorgt für ein trockenes Mundgefühl."
astringenza
Transliteration: astringenza
"L'astringenza di questo caco è tipica del frutto acerbo."
astringencia
Transliteration: astringencia
"La astringencia del plátano verde dificulta su consumo."
adstringência
Transliteration: adstringência
"A adstringência da fruta verde causou uma sensação estranha na boca."
कसैलापन
Transliteration: kasailapan
"इस फल में एक अजीब कसैलापन है।"
收敛性
Transliteration: shōuliǎn xìng
"这款红酒单宁重，具有很强的收敛性。"
수렴성
Transliteration: suryeomseong
"감의 수렴성은 떫은맛을 유발합니다."
渋み
Transliteration: shibumi
"この赤ワインには心地よい渋みがある。"
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