Astringent vs. Toner

Astringentnoun

A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

Astringentadjective

Extremely sour, bitter.

Astringentadjective

Sharp, caustic, severe.

Astringentadjective

Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.

Astringentadjective

(medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

Astringentadjective

Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; - opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit.

Astringentadjective

Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.

Astringentnoun

A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc.

Astringentnoun

a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

Astringentadjective

sour or bitter in taste

Astringentadjective

tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue;

Astringent

An astringent (sometimes called adstringent) is a chemical that shrinks or constricts body tissues. The word derives from the Latin adstringere, which means .

Tonernoun

Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.

Tonernoun

Cosmetic lotion designed to cleanse the skin and shrink pores, usually used on the face.

Tonernoun

A musician, particularly one that plays a wind instrument.

Tonernoun

A hair product used to reduce brassiness and increase shine in bleached and dyed hair.

Tonernoun

a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print

Tonernoun

a substance used in a printer to develop a xerographic image

Tonernoun

a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores

Toner

Toner is a powder mixture used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the printed text and images on the paper, in general through a toner cartridge. Mostly granulated plastic, early mixtures only added carbon powder and iron oxide, however, mixtures have since been developed containing polypropylene, fumed silica, and various minerals for triboelectrification.