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Corroding vs Astringent - What's the difference?

corroding | astringent | Related terms |

Corroding is a related term of astringent.


As nouns the difference between corroding and astringent

is that corroding is corrosion while astringent is a substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

As a verb corroding

is .

As an adjective astringent is

sharp, caustic, severe.

corroding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • corrosion
  • * 1823 , Timothy Dwight, Travels in New-England and New-York (page 269)
    • My companions ate merely to satisfy the corrodings of hunger. I fasted till after three the succeeding morning.

    astringent

    English

    Noun

    (wp) (en noun)
  • A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sharp, caustic, severe.
  • (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

    • Anagrams

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