styptic

[ stip-tik ]

/ ˈstɪp tɪk /

adjective Also styp·ti·cal.

serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding.

serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic.

noun

a styptic agent or substance.

Origin of styptic

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin stȳpticus<Greek stȳpikós contractile, equivalent to stȳp- (see stypsis) + -tikos-tic

OTHER WORDS FROM styptic

styp·tic·i·ty

[stip-tis-i-tee], /stɪpˈtɪs ɪ ti/, styp·ti·cal·ness, nounnon·styp·tic, adjectivenon·styp·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby styptic

stymie, Stymphalian birds, stymy, stype, stypsis, styptic, styptic pencil, Styr, styracaceous, styralyl acetate, styrax

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Example sentences from the Web for styptic

Again the flow of words is checked by the styptic previously applied.
The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray
When dipped in water the liquid assumed the properties of a styptic and a febrifuge, etc.
The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy|Charles John Samuel Thompson
Name from , blood; perhaps from the styptic properties of some species.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Chromic acid is obtained in quadrangular crystals, of a deep red colour; it has a very acrid and styptic taste.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

It is also largely used in the composition of crayons, in tannery, and in medicine (as an astringent and styptic).
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for styptic

styptic

/ (ˈstɪptɪk) /

adjective

contracting the blood vessels or tissues

noun

a styptic drug

Derived forms of styptic

stypticity (stɪpˈtɪsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for styptic

C14: via Late Latin, from Greek stuptikos capable of contracting; see stypsis

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Medical definitions for styptic

styptic

[ stĭp′tĭk ]

adj.

Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent.

Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; hemostatic.

n.

A styptic drug or substance.

Other words from styptic

styp•tic′i•ty (-tĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

单词	styptic
释义	styptic [ stip-tik ] / ˈstɪp tɪk / adjective Also styp·ti·cal. serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding. serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic. noun a styptic agent or substance. Origin of styptic 1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin stȳpticus<Greek stȳpikós contractile, equivalent to stȳp- (see stypsis) + -tikos-tic OTHER WORDS FROM styptic styp·tic·i·ty [stip-tis-i-tee], /stɪpˈtɪs ɪ ti/, styp·ti·cal·ness, nounnon·styp·tic, adjectivenon·styp·ti·cal, adjective Words nearby styptic stymie, Stymphalian birds, stymy, stype, stypsis, styptic, styptic pencil, Styr, styracaceous, styralyl acetate, styrax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for styptic Again the flow of words is checked by the styptic previously applied. The Newcomes\|William Makepeace Thackeray When dipped in water the liquid assumed the properties of a styptic and a febrifuge, etc. The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy\|Charles John Samuel Thompson Name from , blood; perhaps from the styptic properties of some species. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Chromic acid is obtained in quadrangular crystals, of a deep red colour; it has a very acrid and styptic taste. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure It is also largely used in the composition of crayons, in tannery, and in medicine (as an astringent and styptic). The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for styptic styptic / (ˈstɪptɪk) / adjective contracting the blood vessels or tissues noun a styptic drug Derived forms of styptic stypticity (stɪpˈtɪsɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for styptic C14: via Late Latin, from Greek stuptikos capable of contracting; see stypsis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for styptic styptic [ stĭp′tĭk ] adj. Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; hemostatic. n. A styptic drug or substance. Other words from styptic styp•tic′i•ty (-tĭs′ĭ-tē) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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