- stypticity
- \\stipˈtisəd.ē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English stipticite, from Medieval Latin stypticitat-, stypticitas, from Latin stypticus styptic + -itat-, -itas -ity: styptic quality : astringency
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stypticity
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Stypticity — Styp*tic i*ty, n. [Cf. F. stypticit[ e].] The quality or state of being styptic; astringency. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stypticity — See styptic. * * * … Universalium
stypticity — styp·tic·i·ty … English syllables
styptic — stypticity /stip tis i tee/, stypticalness, n. /stip tik/, adj. Also, styptical. 1. serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding. 2. serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic. n. 3. a styptic agent or substance.… … Universalium
styptic — /ˈstɪptɪk / (say stiptik) adjective Also, styptical. 1. contracting organic tissue; astringent; binding. 2. checking haemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; haemostatic. –noun 3. a styptic agent or substance. {Middle English; from Latin stypticus,… …
styptic — [stip′tik] adj. [LME stiptik < L stypticus < Gr styptikos, astringent < styphein, to contract: see STOP] tending to halt bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent n. any styptic substance stypticity [stiptis′ə tē]… … English World dictionary
