styptic

adjective

styp·tic ˈstip-tik How to pronounce styptic (audio)

: tending to contract or bind : astringent

especially : tending to check bleeding

styptic noun

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People long ago recognized the power of certain substances to bind or contract organic tissue-a quality that has various uses and benefits. English speakers weren't original in this knowledge, and they copied speakers of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-French when they designated this quality as "styptic" in the Middle Ages. (The word in Greek, "styptikos," is from "styphein," which means "to contract.") One thing that a styptic substance can do is stop bleeding, and almost from the start the word styptic has referred to this quality especially. It has also been applied to things that make your mouth contract, or pucker, as well as to substances that might affect your digestive organs with a "binding" effect.

单词	styptic
释义	styptic adjective styp·tic ˈstip-tik : tending to contract or bind : astringent especially : tending to check bleeding styptic noun Did you know? People long ago recognized the power of certain substances to bind or contract organic tissue-a quality that has various uses and benefits. English speakers weren't original in this knowledge, and they copied speakers of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-French when they designated this quality as "styptic" in the Middle Ages. (The word in Greek, "styptikos," is from "styphein," which means "to contract.") One thing that a styptic substance can do is stop bleeding, and almost from the start the word styptic has referred to this quality especially. It has also been applied to things that make your mouth contract, or pucker, as well as to substances that might affect your digestive organs with a "binding" effect. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web This styptic powder is a quick and affordable way to make trimming your pet's nails at home way easier and less of a mess. Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com, 3 Feb. 2022 For those especially pernicious cuts, however, apply a styptic pencil. Scott Christian, Esquire, 28 July 2017 Word History Etymology Middle English stiptik, from Anglo-French, from Latin stypticus, from Greek styptikos, from styphein to contract First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing styptic styptic pencil styptic pencil Medical Definition styptic 1 of 2 adjective styp·tic ˈstip-tik : tending to check bleeding the styptic effect of cold especially : having the property of arresting oozing of blood (as from a shallow surface injury) when applied to a bleeding part styptic agent styptic 2 of 2 noun : an agent (as a drug) having a styptic effect
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styptic

adjective

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