Word of the day: Astringent

Astringent

[uh-strin-juhnt]

 adjective

1. having a sharp or biting taste or smell; causing contraction of body tissues, typically used to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions

Examples of astringent in a sentence:

• The astringent taste of the unripe fruit made her mouth pucker.

• The astringent properties of the herbal solution helped to disinfect the wound and stop the bleeding.