styptic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
  2. adjective tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).

Synonyms

astringent, astringent drug

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