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Styptic

//ˈstɪptɪk// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.

    "Boyles turns to look over his shoulder, squinting into the styptic sun, and then flags a hand over his head."

  2. 2
    That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically. broadly

    "The growth on top was a scrubby plant, unknown anywhere else on Malta, which was believed to have styptic qualities – it could staunch bleeding when packed on top of a wound […]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A substance used for styptic results.

    "The powdered gum with resin is used as a styptic; and the mucilage has been recommended as an application to burns."

  2. 2
    a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).

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