Meanings
adjectiverestringent (comparative more restringent, superlative most restringent)
comparative more restringent · superlative most restringent
- obsoleteastringent; styptic
nounrestringent (plural restringents)
plural restringents
- obsoleteA restringent medicine.
Vinegar is vulgarly reputed a potent restringent
1699, Gideon Harvey, The vanities of philosophy and physick
Origin
- Latinrestringens
- Englishrestringent
From Latin restringens.
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restringent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restringent
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