ASTRINGENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does astringence mean? 

• ASTRINGENCE (noun)
  The noun ASTRINGENCE has 1 sense:

1. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

  Familiarity information: ASTRINGENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASTRINGENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

astringence; astringency

Hypernyms ("astringence" is a kind of...):

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)

Derivation:

astringent (sour or bitter in taste)