constringent
[ kuh n-strin-juh nt ]
/ kənˈstrɪn dʒənt /
adjective
causing constriction.
Origin of constringent
First recorded in 1595–1605,
constringent is from the Latin word
constringent- (stem of
constringēns, present participle of
constringere). See
constringe,
-ent