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Styptic
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Styptic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Styptic has 1 sense
- styptic(n = noun.artifact) astringent, astringent drug - a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals; Array 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; Array Derived forms noun stypsis1, noun styptic1
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, n.
A styptic medicine. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Styptic, adj. & n.
--adj. (of a drug etc.) that checks bleeding.
--n. a styptic drug or substance.
--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
THESAURUS
Styptic
alum, astringent, clamp, collapsible, compactable, compressible, compressor, constrictor, constringent, consumptive, contractible, contractile, contractional, contractive, contractor, deflationary, foldable, pincer, styptic pencil, viseROGET THESAURUS
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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.
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