That binds together or up; causing or tending to cohere; astringent, styptic.

Medicine. = restringent, adj. 1. Obsolete.

Astringent, styptic. Obsolete.

Of medicines: Constringing or drawing together, astringent. Obsolete.

Astringent, styptic.

Having the power of contracting organic tissue; having an austere or acid taste; harsh or raw to the palate; having a binding effect on the stomach…

Medicine. = restringent, adj. 1. Obsolete.

= styptic, adj.

Having power to draw together or contract the soft organic tissues; binding, constrictive, styptic.

= constringent, adj.

= restringent, adj. 1.

Having a tendency to draw together or contract organic tissue; astringent, styptic.

= restringent, adj. 1.

Medicine. Binding; drying; constricting; spec. tending to halt or prevent the flow of body fluids, esp. blood or diarrhoea. Cf. astringent, adj.…

Causing constriction.

Astrictive, astringent.

= styptic, adj.

That constipates.

Of a medicine: Adapted to arrest diarrhoea, flow of blood, or other discharges; astringent, styptic.

Styptic.

‘Having power to repel,’ astringent.