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restringent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-strin-gent
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

astringent; styptic

Obsolete

noun

A restringent medicine.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin restringens.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more restringent (comparative) most restringent (superlative) restringents (plural)

Questions

What does restringent mean?
astringent; styptic
Where does restringent come from?
From Latin restringens.

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