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Stypsis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    astringency
  2. 2
    the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids wordnet
  3. 3
    The use or the action of a styptic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στῦψις (stûpsis).

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