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RESTRINGENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Pharmacy
DEF

Producing contractions; capable of or tending to shrink or pucker tissues or mucous membranes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Pharmacie
DEF

Se dit d'un produit qui resserre les tissus vivants et diminue les sécrétions.

CONT

(Les produits astringents les plus connus sont le tanin et ses dérivés (utilisés comme astringents antidiarrhéiques), l'eau des feuilles de noyer, le jus de citron (utilisés comme astringents cutanés), et l'alun (utilisé au niveau des muqueuses).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Farmacia
DEF

[Dícese del] aditivo alimentario que produce estrechamiento en los tejidos.

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