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HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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Styptic

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

styp=tic

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Styptic has 1 sense

styptic(n = noun.artifact) astringent, astringent drug - a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals;

has particulars: alum

is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Derived form adjective styptic₁

Adjective Styptic has 1 sense

styptic(s = adj.all) hemostatic - tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels;

Derived forms noun stypsis₁, noun styptic₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Styptic, a. [L. stypticus, Gr. , fr. to contract.].

Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [1913 Webster]

Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.

Styptic, n.

A styptic medicine. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Styptic, adj. & n.
--adj. (of a drug etc.) that checks bleeding.
--n. a styptic drug or substance.

Etymology

ME f. L stypticus f. Gk stuptikos f. stupho contract

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THESAURUS

Styptic

alum, astringent, clamp, collapsible, compactable, compressible, compressor, constrictor, constringent, consumptive, contractible, contractile, contractional, contractive, contractor, deflationary, foldable, pincer, styptic pencil, vise

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Styptic

Sourness

N sourness, acid, acidity, low pH, acetous fermentation, lactic fermentation, vinegar, verjuice, crab, alum, acetic acid, lactic acid, sour, acid, acidulous, acidulated, tart, crabbed, acetous, acetose, acerb, acetic, sour as vinegar, sourish, acescent, subacid, styptic, hard, rough, sour as a lemon, (4) Odor.