STYPTIC


Meaning of STYPTIC in English

/ ˈstɪptɪk; NAmE / adjective

( medical ) able to stop the loss of blood from a wound :

I use a styptic pencil on shaving cuts.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via Latin from Greek stuptikos , from stuphein to contract.

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