adj
Meaning 1
Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
styptic
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/ˈstɪptɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪptɪk
adj
Meaning 2
That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hemostatic
noun
Meaning 3
A substance used for styptic results.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hemostatic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: astringent, astringent drug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
Narrower terms: alum
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).