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styptic: Meaning and Definition of

styp•tic

Pronunciation: (stip'tik), [key]
— adj.
  1. serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding.
  2. serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic.
—n.
  1. a styptic agent or substance.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
stypsis styptic pencil
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