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Stypsis

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  adjective, Also, styptical 1. serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding. 2. serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic. noun 3. a styptic agent or substance. adjective 1. contracting the blood vessels or tissues noun 2. a styptic drug styptic styp·tic (stĭp’tĭk) adj. Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent. Tending to […]

• Styptic-pencil

  noun 1. a pencil-shaped stick of a paste containing alum or a similar styptic agent, used to stanch the bleeding of minor cuts. styptic pencil noun 1. a styptic agent in the form of a small stick, for application to razor nicks, etc styptic pencil n. A short medicated stick, often of alum, applied to […]

• Styr

  noun 1. a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.

• Styracaceous

  [stahy-ruh-key-shuh s] /ˌstaɪ rəˈkeɪ ʃəs/ adjective 1. belonging to the Styracaceae, the storax family of plants. styracaceous /ˌstaɪrəˈkeɪʃəs/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Styracaceae, a family of Asian and American trees and shrubs having leathery leaves: includes storax and silver bell

• Styralyl-acetate

  [stahy-ruh-lil, steer-uh-] /ˈstaɪ rə lɪl, ˈstɪər ə-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. methylphenylcarbinyl acetate.

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