Noun
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the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
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stypsis |
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contractility the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
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a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
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astringence |
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gustatory perception,
gustatory sensation,
taste perception,
taste sensation,
taste a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
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