"astringency" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈstɹɪn.dʒən.si/ [UK] Forms: astringencies [plural]
Etymology: From astringent + -cy. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|astringent|-cy|text=+|tree=1}} From astringent + -cy. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} astringency (countable and uncountable, plural astringencies)
  1. The quality of being astringent. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: deastringency Related terms: astringence [alternative], astringence, astringent Translations (quality of being astringent): astringència [feminine] (Catalan), astringence [feminine] (French), astringență [feminine] (Romanian), astringencia [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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