ASTRINGENT DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does astringent drug mean? 

• ASTRINGENT DRUG (noun)
  The noun ASTRINGENT DRUG has 1 sense:

1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

  Familiarity information: ASTRINGENT DRUG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASTRINGENT DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

astringent; astringent drug; styptic

Hypernyms ("astringent drug" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "astringent drug"):

alum (a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things))