| 单词 | styptic |
| 释义 | styptic (once / 58803 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY styptic: styptics USAGE EXAMPLESAlso, styptic pencils to stanch cuts, and tampons, for nosebleeds, ominous inclusions in an environment where bodily fluids may be deadly. New York Times(Jan 16, 2015) But I waited while he dabbed at the cut with styptic powder. Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon(1959) Styptic pencils contain alum to stop bleeding from minor cuts. Seattle Times(May 15, 2013) 1adj tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels Syn hemostatic astringent tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue 2n a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals Syn|Hypo|Hyper astringent, astringent drug alum a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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