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xylostyptic

/ˌzaɪ.loʊˈstɪp.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lostyp-tic
IPA
/ˌzaɪ.loʊˈstɪp.tɪk/
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Applied to a substance with styptic and hemostatic properties, made by dissolving tannic acid in a mixture of alcohol, ether, and collodion.

Archaic

Etymology

From xylo- + styptic.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌzaɪ.loʊˈstɪp.tɪk/
  • British English: /ˌzaɪ.ləʊˈstɪp.tɪk/

Usage

Rhymes With

noncryptic uncryptic bielliptic egyptic nontryptic semicryptic regmaglyptic pseudocryptic lithoglyptic matricryptic chromothriptic

Questions

How do you pronounce xylostyptic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzaɪ.loʊˈstɪp.tɪk/.
What does xylostyptic mean?
Applied to a substance with styptic and hemostatic properties, made by dissolving tannic acid in a mixture of alcohol, ether, and collodion.
Where does xylostyptic come from?
From xylo- + styptic.

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