astringence


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Noun1.astringence - a sharp astringent tasteastringence - a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
astringency
gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
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Les tanins conferent aux produits a base de substances vegetales comme le Cafe Touba et la tisane de kinkeliba leur astringence [12, 13].
EVALUATION DES MODES DE PREPARATION ET DE CONSOMMATION DE LA TISANE DE KINKELIBA ET DU CAFE TOUBA CONSOMMES DANS LA VILLE DE DAKAR AU SENEGAL
The astringence of Margaret Hodge's wit and forthright criticism, her frankness and sincerity acted as a tonic and corrective, where sympathy might have degenerated into sentimentality.
Vision and pragmatism in the educational and suffrage work of 'two advanced Englishwomen' in New South Wales
Winter's astringence seems to leap from the soil in rhubarb pies, but sweet peas will soon follow.
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