ós < stýphein to constrict]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
styp|tic|i|ty — «stihp TIHS uh tee», noun. the property of being styptic; astringency … Useful english dictionary
styp — styp·sis; styp·ti·cal; styp·tic·i·ty; styp·tic; … English syllables
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
styptic — styp·tic … English syllables
stypticity — styp·tic·i·ty … English syllables
styptic — styp•tic [[t]ˈstɪp tɪk[/t]] adj. Also, styp′ti•cal. 1) med serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding 2) med serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic 3) pha a styptic agent or substance • Etymology: 1350–1400;… … From formal English to slang
styptic pencil — styp′tic pen′cil n. pha a pencil shaped stick of alum or a similar styptic agent, used to stanch the bleeding of minor cuts • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
styptic — 1. Having an astringent or hemostatic effect. 2. An astringent agent used topically to stop bleeding. SYN: hemostyptic. [G. styptikos, astringent] * * * styp·tic stip tik adj tending to check bleeding <the styptic effect of c … Medical dictionary
Cassia occidentalis — Styptic Styp tic, a. [L. stypticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract.] Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also {stiptic}.] [1913 Webster] {Styptic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiptic — Styptic Styp tic, a. [L. stypticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract.] Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also {stiptic}.] [1913 Webster] {Styptic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
