1. The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
   "The astringency of the medication helped stop the bleeding";
   - stypsis
    
2. A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
   "The astringency of the unripe persimmon was overwhelming";
   - astringence

Derived forms: astringencies

See also: astringent, nonastringent

Type of: contractility, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation

Encyclopedia: Astringency