astringent
adjective
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe
[Princeton Review]
binding; causing contraction
[Nandigam]
noun
substance, used medically or in cosmetics, that makes skin or body tissue contract and so stops bleeding
[Barron's]
substance that shrinks
[Oleg Smirnov]
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