STYPTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does styptic mean? 

• STYPTIC (noun)
  The noun STYPTIC has 1 sense:

1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

  Familiarity information: STYPTIC used as a noun is very rare.

• STYPTIC (adjective)
  The adjective STYPTIC has 1 sense:

1. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

  Familiarity information: STYPTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STYPTIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

astringent; astringent drug; styptic

Hypernyms ("styptic" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "styptic"):

alum (a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things))

Derivation:

styptic (tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels)

• STYPTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

Synonyms:

hemostatic; styptic

Similar:

astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)

Derivation:

stypsis (the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids)

styptic (a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals)