stypsis

1. The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (synset 105209302)
   tells us about:

   • astringent - tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
   • nonastringent - not astringent
   is a type of: contractility - the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
   same as: astringency

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