styptic

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: styp=tic

CIDE DICTIONARY

styptic, a. [L. stypticus, Gr. , fr. to contract.].

 Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.  [1913 Webster]

Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.

styptic, n. 

 A styptic medicine.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

styptic, adj. & n.
--adj. (of a drug etc.) that checks bleeding.
--n. a styptic drug or substance.

Etymology

ME f. L stypticus f. Gk stuptikos f. stupho contract

THESAURUS

styptic

alum, astringent, clamp, collapsible, compactable, compressible, compressor, constrictor, constringent, consumptive, contractible, contractile, contractional, contractive, contractor, deflationary, foldable, pincer, styptic pencil, vise

ROGET THESAURUS

styptic

Sourness

N sourness, acid, acidity, low pH, acetous fermentation, lactic fermentation, vinegar, verjuice, crab, alum, acetic acid, lactic acid, sour, acid, acidulous, acidulated, tart, crabbed, acetous, acetose, acerb, acetic, sour as vinegar, sourish, acescent, subacid, styptic, hard, rough, sour as a lemon, (4) Odor.