Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The action or application of a styptic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The producing of a styptic effect; the effect produced.
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- noun
astringency - noun The use, or the action of a
styptic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Late Latin stȳpsis, from Greek stūpsis, from stūphein, to contract.]
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