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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Restringentnoun

    That which hath the power of restraining.

    Etymology: restringens, Lat. restringent, Fr.

    The two latter indicate phlebotomy for revulsion, restringents to stench, and incrassatives to thicken the blood. Gideon Harvey.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Restringentadjective

    restringing; astringent; styptic

  2. Restringentnoun

    a restringent medicine

  3. Etymology: [L. restringens, p. pr.: cf. F. restringent.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of restringent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of restringent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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