astringent
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Their study, published in Current Research in Food Science, examined whether the distinctive astringent taste of flavanols could itself act as a signal to the brain.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
These compounds, which look like rings at the molecular level, interact with proteins in your saliva to produce a dry, astringent sensation that makes your mouth pucker.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
The latter are bitter and astringent compounds that come from grape skins, seeds and stems.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024
Winogrand, who died in 1984, at 56, had an astringent take on the world that didn’t benefit from the infusion of color.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
Fate drives me south and south again, Catelyn thought as she sipped the astringent tea, when it is north I should be going, north to home.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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