| 释义 | styp·tic I. \ˈstiptik, -tēk\ adjective
 Etymology: Middle English stiptik, from Latin stypticus, from Greek styptikos, from (assumed) Greek styptos (verbal of Greek styphein to contract, be astringent) + Greek -ikos -ic — more at stupe
 1.
 a.  : having an astringent effect : tending to contract or bind
 b.  : having a harsh, acrid, or acid effect or flavor
 < the laughter they excite is more styptic than warm — R.A.Cordell >
 2.  : 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
 < a styptic agent >
 — compare hemostatic
 II. noun
 (-s)
 Etymology: Middle English stiptik, from Late Latin stypticum, from Greek styptikon, from neuter of styptikos, adjective
 : an agent (as a drug) having a styptic effect
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