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Tea leaves contain tannins, complex chemical substances that give tea its astringency and dark color.1
Tannins are naturally absorbent and can help absorb odorous bacteria and moisture.
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Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 6 Mar. 2026
The mouthfeel is medium and polished, smoother and satiny rather than syrupy, with oak providing structure rather than tannic astringency.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Tremain’s novel of youthful romantic obsession and painful growing up reminded me in its comic astringency of Muriel Spark, and, in its respect for the roiling emotions of one’s teens and twenties, of Sally Rooney.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The french fries had a disconcerting astringency, like they’d been dusted in the same stuff that’s put on Hint of Lime Tostitos.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 6 Mar. 2026
The mouthfeel is medium and polished, smoother and satiny rather than syrupy, with oak providing structure rather than tannic astringency.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Tremain’s novel of youthful romantic obsession and painful growing up reminded me in its comic astringency of Muriel Spark, and, in its respect for the roiling emotions of one’s teens and twenties, of Sally Rooney.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The french fries had a disconcerting astringency, like they’d been dusted in the same stuff that’s put on Hint of Lime Tostitos.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Astringency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astringency. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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astringency
noun
as·trin·gen·cy
ə-ˈstrin-jən-sē 
: the quality or state of being astringent
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