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restringent

adjective
re·​strin·​gent | \ -jənt\

Definition of restringent

 (Entry 1 of 2)

archaic
: binding, astringent, styptic

restringent

noun
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plural -s

Definition of restringent (Entry 2 of 2)

archaic
: something (as a word or a medication) with restringent properties

History and Etymology for restringent

Adjective

Latin restringent-, restringens, present participle of restringere to draw back tight, restrict

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