styptic
41stypticpencil — styptic pencil n. A short medicated stick, often of alum, applied to a cut to check bleeding. * * * …
42haemostatic — (styptic) n. an agent that stops or prevents haemorrhage; for example, phytomenadione. Haemostatics are used to control bleeding due to various causes …
43haemostatic — styptic; n. an agent that stops or prevents haemorrhage; for example, phytomenadione. Haemostatics are used to control bleeding due to various causes …
44Antihemorrhagic — An antihemorrhagic (antihaemorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding). They may also be known as hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agents. Styptics (also spelled stiptics) are a specific type of antihemorrhagic… …
45hemostatic — adjective tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels • Syn: ↑styptic • Similar to: ↑astringent • Derivationally related forms: ↑hemostasis, ↑styptic (for: ↑ …
46stypsis — noun the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids • Syn: ↑astringency • Derivationally related forms: ↑styptic, ↑astringent (for: ↑astringency) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
47collodion — A liquid made by dissolving pyroxylin or gun cotton in ether and alcohol; on evaporation it leaves a glossy contractile film; used as a protective for cuts or as a vehicle for the local application of medicinal substances. SYN …
48ferric chloride — An astringent and styptic. * * * ferric chloride n a deliquescent salt FeCl3 that is used chiefly as an oxidizing agent, as a catalyst, as an etching agent in photoengraving, as a coagulant in treating industrial wastes, and in medicine in a… …
49astringent drug — noun a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals • Syn: ↑astringent, ↑styptic • Derivationally related forms: ↑styptic (for: ↑styptic), ↑astringent (for: ↑ …
50Aluminium — Infobox aluminiumAluminium (Audio IPA|En uk aluminium1.ogg|ˌæljʊˈmɪniəm, IPA|/ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/) or aluminum (Audio IPA|En uk aluminum.ogg|/əˈluːmɪnəm/, see spelling below) is a silvery white and ductile member of the boron group of chemical elements …
