[styp.tic] adj [ME stiptik, fr. L stypticus, fr. Gk styptikos, fr. styphein to contract] (14c): tending to contract or bind: astringent; esp: tending to check bleeding -- styptic n
STYPTIC
Meaning of STYPTIC in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012