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astringent

adjective

• having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe [Princeton Review]
• binding; causing contraction [Nandigam]

noun

• substance, used medically or in cosmetics, that makes skin or body tissue contract and so stops bleeding [Barron]
• substance that shrinks [Smirnov]

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