styptic

  • 131hemostatic — /hee meuh stat ik, hem euh /, adj. Med. 1. arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic. 2. pertaining to stagnation of the blood. n. 3. a hemostatic agent or substance. [1700 10; HEMO + STATIC] * * * …

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  • 132iron — ironless, adj. ironlike, adj. /uy euhrn/, n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery,… …

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