Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective noncontractive. Opposite of
astringent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not astringent
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Examples
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Japanese persimmons come in two general kinds, astringent and nonastringent.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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All of its phenolic contents are converted into nonastringent thearubigens and brown complexes, and it develops a complex, spicy, clove aroma.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Japanese persimmons come in two general kinds, astringent and nonastringent.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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All of its phenolic contents are converted into nonastringent thearubigens and brown complexes, and it develops a complex, spicy, clove aroma.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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