Synonym for "on edge" (teeth)?

[nq:1]We have a word in my language for the effect eating something sour has on the teeth.[/nq]
What would that be?
[nq:1]The only English term I know is "on edge". Is there a more specific term - even an obscure one?[/nq]
In German we say something to the effect of "my teeth are being pulled together", as we bite into a slice of lemon, for instance.

Luca

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[nq:2]We have a word in my language for the effect eating something sour has on the teeth.[/nq]
[nq:1]What would that be?[/nq]
The language is not one you or anyone else here would have heard of. It's Mizo, one of the dozens of minority languages in India. The word is "tim", but with a dot under the t. This letter is the only one from our alphabet that's not in the English alphabet. It sou

[nq:2]What would that be?[/nq]
[nq:1]The language is not one you or anyone else here would have heard of. It's Mizo, one of the dozens ... It sounds almost like 'tr' but not quite. The t and r sounds are blended more closely than in 'tr'.[/nq]
I thought he was asking what is the effect that eating something sour has on the teeth. I am aware of no such effect.

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[nq:2]The language is not one you or anyone else here ... and r sounds are blended more closely than in 'tr'.[/nq]
[nq:1]I thought he was asking what is the effect that eating something sour has on the teeth. I am aware of no such effect.[/nq]
Yes, that's the way I understood the question too. It'd be interesting if it turned out that there was no word (or even concept) in English to descr

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[nq:1]We have a word in my language for the effect eating something sour has on the teeth. The only English term I know is "on edge". Is there a more specific term - even an obscure one?[/nq]
To fur, is the closest I can think of. A furring of the teeth.

Peter

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[nq:1]I thought he was asking what is the effect that eating something sour has on the teeth. I am aware ... lots of garlic) today and at 8:30 at night my teeth still feel like they have a coating on them.[/nq]
Spinach, even raw spinach, makes my teeth feel when rubbing together the way my hands would feel when still wet after a very good scrubbing with detergent that has rem

[nq:1]Isn't it ironic that spinach, which is high in iron, also has the oxalic acid which is said to prevent your body from absorbing iron.[/nq]
The allegedly high quantity of iron in spinach is a myth see here, for example:

As a child, I often heard the expression "takes the skin off your teeth" used to describe the effect of rhubarb and similarly nasty things.

Les (BrE)

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[nq:2]Isn't it ironic that spinach, which is high in iron, also has the oxalic acid which is said to prevent your body from absorbing iron.[/nq]
[nq:1]The allegedly high quantity of iron in spinach is a myth see here, for example: [/nq]
Interesting when the newsreader one uses affects how hyperlinks are posted. Maybe the newsreaders that wrap posted hyperlinks are in cah

[nq:2]The language is not one you or anyone else here ... and r sounds are blended more closely than in 'tr'.[/nq]
[nq:1]I thought he was asking what is the effect that eating something sour has on the teeth.[/nq]
That's what I thought too, at first. But then he went on to show that he knows the sensation I meant by describing the German term for it. So I assumed that he was asking for the

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[nq:1]Interesting when the newsreader one uses affects how hyperlinks are posted. Maybe the newsreaders that wrap posted hyperlinks are in cahoots with tinyurl.com for revenue.[/nq]
I wrapped the original URL myself (which is probably considered a crime by some purists). The idea is that the full reference is for information and the tinyURL for access.
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