styptic
11styptic — styp•tic [[t]ˈstɪp tɪk[/t]] adj. Also, styp′ti•cal. 1) med serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding 2) med serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic 3) pha a styptic agent or substance • Etymology: 1350–1400;… …
12styptic — /ˈstɪptɪk / (say stiptik) adjective Also, styptical. 1. contracting organic tissue; astringent; binding. 2. checking haemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; haemostatic. –noun 3. a styptic agent or substance. {Middle English; from Latin stypticus,… …
13styptic — 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 …
14styptic cotton — n cotton that is prepared by impregnating with a styptic agent and drying and that is applied to minor wounds to stop bleeding * * * cotton impregnated with a styptic solution and dried …
15Styptic weed — 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 …
16styptic pencil — n a cylindrical stick of a medicated styptic substance used esp. in shaving to stop the bleeding from small cuts …
17styptic Medicine — [ stɪptɪk] adjective capable of causing bleeding to stop. noun a styptic substance. Origin ME: via L. from Gk stuptikos, from stuphein to contract …
18styptic pencil — n. a small stick of a styptic substance, as alum, used to stop bleeding, as from razor nicks …
19styptic pencil — noun A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving). I said, never clip a dog’s nails without a styptic pencil handy. Syn: styptic stick …
20Styptic collodion — Collodion Col*lo di*on, n. [Gr. ? like glue; ko lla glue + ? form. Cf. {Colloid}.] (Chem.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a… …
