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styptic definition

styp·tic (-tik)

adjective

tending to halt bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent

Etymology: LME stiptik < L stypticus < Gr styptikos, astringent < styphein, to contract: see stop

noun

any styptic substance

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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