styptic
styptic · more styptic · most styptic
Bringing about contraction of tissuesBringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
/ˈstɪptɪk/
» An astringent, like an alum block or styptic pencil, helps close and heal small cuts after shaving.
Meaning
2 sensesBringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
(broadly)That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.
More definitions
- tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
Examples
1 sentencesAn astringent, like an alum block or styptic pencil, helps close and heal small cuts after shaving.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stupLearned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).
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Forms
more styptic, most styptic| Comparative | more styptic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most styptic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels:hemostatic
Word family
5 related wordsRelatedstypsis
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form