styptic
noun
1 styptic
A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals.
synonyms: astringent, astringent drug.
Dutch: samentrekkend middel, samentrekkend, stelpend, adstringens, scheersteentje
adjective
1 styptic
Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels.
synonym: hemostatic.
Roget 397: sour; acid, acidulous, acidulated; tart, crabbed; acetous, acetose†; acerb, acetic; sour as vinegar, sourish, acescent†, subacid [Chem]; ... show more
Moby thesaurus: alum, astringent, clamp, collapsible, compactable, compressible, compressor, constrictor, constringent, consumptive, contractible, contractile, contractional, contractive, contractor, deflationary, foldable, pincer, styptic pencil, vise.
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