(v. t.) To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
(v. t.) To bind by moral or legal obligation.
Example Sentences:
(1) The mouthwash study employed a 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution, a 0.5% astringent solution and a control mouthwash.
(2) According to preference, a special astringent cream may be a suitable alternative to cotton inner gloves.
(3) There also appeared to be much greater scope for the use of astringents and effective preventative measures in addition to aural toilet.
(4) Other less astringent compounds (gallic and tartaric acids) had only slight effects on Isc.
(5) Electrophysiological recordings were made here from the whole chorda tympani nerve in gerbil to understand the interactive effect of astringent-tasting molecules with a broad spectrum of tastants including mono- and divalent salts, bitter compounds, acids, and sweeteners.
(6) However, aluminum chloride showed pronounced astringency and was the only compound to bring about rapid resolution of the signs and symptoms of athlete's foot in open-ended clinical trials.
(7) Their interactions with proteins, polysaccharides, and the alkaloid caffeine are discussed at the molecular level, and these fundamental properties are related to the quality of astringency that polyphenols possess.
(8) Facial moisturizers are part of the cosmetic category known as skin care products, which also includes other facial products such as astringents, toners, soaps, and bath products.
(9) A striking contrast was presented by France, which would not budge from an astringent and classic definition of what comprised the secular: a strict separation of religion from the state, or, for that matter, from the public domain.
(10) Equally effective astringent gingival deflection agents such as alum, aluminum sulfate, and aluminum chloride exert no systemic effects.
(11) Clays employed historically in the consumption of astringent acorns plus seven edible clays from Africa were examined in relation to the functional significance of human geophagy.
(12) The results indicated that washing the grain prior to cooking increased the consistency of the product and eliminated the astringency of the grain.
(13) The more astringent sensibility belongs, of course, to Dahl: one born of boarding-school bullying, extreme heroism in the second world war as a fighter ace and the death of a beloved child (to whom he dedicated The BFG).
(14) This study analyzes the therapeutic properties of the herbs they produced (such as diuretic, stimulant, narcotic, emetic, astringent), using a classification scheme based on the location of the botanical substance's effect vis-à-vis body boundaries and surfaces.
(15) and the aromatic, astringent 'pan' (leaves of Piper betel L.) chewed with it.
(16) The astringency of the drug was mainly due to proanthocyanidins with degrees of polymerization from 5-10, and these were also the astringent compounds of rhatany tea and tincture.
(17) While not appearing to act by the release of adrenal hormones, tannins may produce effects in a non-specific manner by their astringent properties on cell membranes thus affecting cell functions.
(18) Tasing panel work on these fractions shows that bitterness is predominantly associated with oligomeric procyanidins and astringency with polymeric procyanidins.
(19) The inhibition of some of these pathways may contribute to the astringent taste sensation.
(20) Yogurts with more than 5.6% protein were too firm and had an astringent flavor.
Constrict
Definition:
(v. t.) To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Example Sentences:
(1) There were two recurrent P. (1 Tbc, 1 viral) and no recurrent constriction.
(2) L660,711 had no significant effects on epinephrine- or vasopressin-induced arteriolar constriction.
(3) Myogenic constrictions and dilations was observed when IP was increased (greater than 60 cmH2O) and decreased (less than 60 cmH2O), respectively.
(4) Baroreflex function was studied in conscious early phase (less than 6 weeks) two-kidney, one-clip hypertensive rats before and 24 hours after surgical reversal of hypertension by removal of the constricting renal artery clip or after pharmacological reduction of blood pressure by an infusion of hydralazine or captopril.
(5) A series of hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the effects of Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect on evoking upset in spouses through condescension (e.g., treating spouse as stupid or inferior), possessiveness (demanding too much time and attention), abuse (slapping spouse), unfaithfulness (having sex with others), inconsiderateness (leaving toilet seat up), moodiness (crying a lot), alcohol abuse (drinking too much alcohol), emotional constriction (hiding emotions to act tough), and self-centeredness (acting selfishly).
(6) Neither the first- (A1) or second-order arterioles (A2) nor the first- (V1) or second-order venules (V2) constricted significantly to angiotensin II.
(7) When the same dose of ISO was administered to rats with aortic constriction the rise in labelled Ca uptake by the hypertrophied myocardium of the left ventricle was greatly reduced.
(8) We studied DNA (mtDNA) replication in adult female rat hearts undergoing hypertrophy secondary to constriction of the ascending aorta.
(9) 6 patients had thickened pericardium, and 3 had constrictive features.
(10) Clonidine and methysergide constrict the rabbit auricular artery by activating smooth muscle alpha-adrenoceptors.
(11) Electron microscopy in one case demonstrated typical intraneuronal accumulations of neurofilaments with regular constrictions.
(12) The rise in pressure approximated the sum of the rises caused by removal of the papilla alone and by renal artery constriction alone, consistent with the idea of two mechanisms being at work in this model.
(13) Transient peripheral vasomotor constriction and heart rate increases were initiated within an 8- to 12-sec period following target detection with the predictable schedule, with subjects evincing greater responsivity than their nonpredictable schedule counterparts.
(14) Data are constricted by the movement out of the area in the end stage of disease, which is only partially solved by tracking with community health workers.
(15) The in vivo synthesis rates of myosin isozyme heavy chains beta and alpha were measured in right ventricular (RV) muscle at 2 and 4 days following pulmonary artery constriction in rabbits, together with measurements of their relative mRNA levels.
(16) Aspiration is prevented by constriction of the thyroarytenoid muscle which provides a valved upper end of the tube.
(17) When tested in the guinea pig, 2a exhibited no effects on blood pressure and no broncho-constriction or dilation activity.
(18) However, certain other echocardiographic abnormalities of left ventricular posterior wall motion and interventricular septal motion and a high E-Fo slope were suggestive of constriction.
(19) The left anterior descending coronary artery of dogs and the right common carotid artery of rabbits were subjected to partial constriction with suture thread (40-60% reduction in transluminal diameter).
(20) A previously described laminectomy technique was modified by the addition of spinal plating to avoid the occurrence of constrictive fibrosis.