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styptic

styp·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stip-tik]
    • /ˈstɪp tɪk/
    • /ˈstɪptɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stip-tik]
    • /ˈstɪp tɪk/

Definitions of styptic word

  • adjective styptic serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding. 1
  • adjective styptic serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic. 1
  • noun styptic a styptic agent or substance. 1
  • adjective styptic contracting the blood vessels or tissues 0
  • noun styptic a styptic drug 0
  • adjective styptic tending to halt bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent 0
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Origin of styptic

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin stȳpticus < Greek stȳpikós contractile, equivalent to stȳp- (see stypsis) + -tikos -tic

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Parts of speech for Styptic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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styptic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • styptic pencil

    a pencil-shaped stick of a paste containing alum or a similar styptic agent, used to stanch the bleeding of minor cuts.

  • alum

    An alum is the same as an alumnus.

  • astringent

    An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding.

  • ferric chloride

    a compound that in its anhydrous form, FeCl 3 , occurs as a black-brown, water-soluble solid; in its hydrated form, FeCl 3 ⋅xH 2 O, it occurs in orange-yellow, deliquescent crystals: used chiefly in engraving, for deodorizing sewage, as a mordant, and in medicine as an astringent and styptic.

  • hemostatic

    arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.

  • pencil

    a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
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