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 as·trin·gen·cy /əˈstrɪnʤən(t)si/
 收斂性,嚴酷

 as·trin·gen·cy /-ʤənsɪ/ 名詞
 澀味,收斂性

 As·trin·gen·cy n. The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
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 astringency
      n 1: a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a
           substance causes the mouth to pucker [syn: astringence]
      2: the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues
         to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids [syn:
         stypsis]