styptic
1 synonym for styptic, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Causing body tissue to tighten; sharp or severe in effect.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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hemostatic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).
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