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Its taste is saltish, with a degree of roughness and astringency.
ELEMENTS OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CHYMISTRY, 5TH ED.PIERRE JOSEPH MACQUER
If, then, mineral acids tend to lessen the diarrhoea of cholera, they act by their astringency and not by their acidity.
A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE BY AMERICAN AUTHORS, VOL. IVARIOUS
The filtered liquor had scarcely any astringency to the taste, and was of a very pale colour.
EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTSTHOMAS HENRY
Its astringency is due to the presence of tannic and gallic acids.
COOLEY'S CYCLOPDIA OF PRACTICAL RECEIPTS AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN THE ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES..., SIXTH EDITION, VOLUME IARNOLD COOLEY
The taste was rather pleasant at first, but left an astringency behind that scarcely tempted one to try a second time.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, VOL. 2DAVID COLLINS
As a cider apple, this appears to possess great merit, combining a slight degree of astringency, with much sweetness.
BRITISH POMOLOGYROBERT HOGG
In this process the acid of the tea acts upon the copper, and causes that astringency which we remark in all the China teas.
THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOMP. L. SIMMONDS
Austere refers to a flavor more or less sour with some astringency.
THE PEARS OF NEW YORKU. P. HEDRICK
On account of its astringency it has been used in dysentery, hemorrhage, and other conditions requiring an astringent substance.
BIRDS AND ALL NATURE VOL VII, NO. 1, JANUARY 1900VARIOUS
Skin medium to thin, somewhat tender, contains a small amount of light red pigment and some astringency.
THE GRAPES OF NEW YORKU. P. HEDRICK

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