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Definition of Styptic

1. Adjective. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels.

2. Noun. A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals.

Definition of Styptic

1. a. Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.

2. n. A styptic medicine.

Definition of Styptic

1. Adjective. Bringing about contraction of tissues, especially to stop bleeding ¹

2. Noun. A substance used for styptic results. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Styptic

1. a substance used to check bleeding [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Styptic

stymed stymes stymie stymied stymieing stymies styming stymy stymying styphnate

styphnates styphnic styphnic acid stypsis stypsises styptic (current term) styptic pencil styptic weed styptical stypticity

styptick styptics styracin styracosaur styracosaurus styrax styrax family styraxes styre styred

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