styptic
styptic · styptics
A substance used for styptic resultsA substance used for styptic results.
/ˈstɪptɪk/
» An astringent, like an alum block or styptic pencil, helps close and heal small cuts after shaving.
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1 sensesA substance used for styptic results.
More definitions
- a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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
plural: stypticsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals:astringentastringent drug