"styptic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈstɪptɪk/ Forms: more styptic [comparative], most styptic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪptɪk Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|stypticus}} Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, {{der|en|grc|στυπτικός}} Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), {{m|grc|στύφω||to contract}} στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} styptic (comparative more styptic, superlative most styptic)
  1. Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
    Sense id: en-styptic-en-adj-mwmjivqY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 22 5
  2. (medicine, by extension) That stops bleeding. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-styptic-en-adj-l9UbOa8b Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: styptick [obsolete] Derived forms: hemostyptic, styptic pencil, styptic tree

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstɪptɪk/ Forms: styptics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪptɪk Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|stypticus}} Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, {{der|en|grc|στυπτικός}} Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), {{m|grc|στύφω||to contract}} στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} styptic (plural styptics)
  1. A substance used for styptic results.
    Sense id: en-styptic-en-noun-~nRmPFXF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: styptick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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