'Styptic' definitions:
Definition of 'styptic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels [syn: styptic, hemostatic]
noun
A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals [syn: astringent, astringent drug, styptic]
Definition of 'Styptic'
From: GCIDE
- Styptic \Styp"tic\, n. (Med.) A styptic medicine. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Styptic'
From: GCIDE
- Styptic \Styp"tic\, a. [L. stypticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract.] Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also stiptic.] [1913 Webster]
- Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb ({Cassia occidentalis}) closely related to the wild senna. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'styptic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alum,
- astringent,
- clamp,
- collapsible,
- compactable,
- compressible,
- compressor,
- constrictor,
- constringent,
- consumptive,
- contractible,
- contractile,
- contractional,
- contractive,
- contractor,
- deflationary,
- foldable,
- pincer,
- styptic pencil,
- vise