Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
styptic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Styptic; astringent.
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- adjective
styptic ;astringent
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Examples
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Scoresby records, that when shot at a distance, and able to escape, the bear has been observed to retire to the shelter of a hummock, and, as if aware of the styptical effect of cold, apply snow to the wound.
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