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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tasteless, odorless compound of tannin, keratin, and albumin claimed to be unaffected by the gastric juice but decomposed into its components by the intestinal secretions: an intestinal astringent.
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"A tasteless, odorless compound of tannin, keratin, and albumin claimed to be unaffected by the gastric juice but decomposed into its components by the intestinal secretions: an intestinal astringent."
--Cent. Dict.
August 28, 2012