restringent

English

Etymology

Latin restringens, present participle.

Adjective

restringent (comparative more restringent, superlative most restringent)

1. (obsolete) astringent; styptic

Noun

restringent (plural restringents)

1. (obsolete) A restringent medicine.
   • 1699, Gideon Harvey, The vanities of philosophy and physick:

     Vinegar is vulgarly reputed a potent restringent

References

• “restringent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

restringent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of restringō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French restringent.

Adjective

restringent m or n (feminine singular restringentă, masculine plural restringenți, feminine and neuter plural restringente)

1. astringent

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	restringent		restringentă		restringenți	restringente
	definite	restringentul		restringenta		restringenții	restringentele
genitive- dative	indefinite	restringent		restringente		restringenți	restringente
	definite	restringentului		restringentei		restringenților	restringentelor