How do you pronounce styptic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪptɪk/.

styptic

/ˈstɪptɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: styp-tic
IPA: /ˈstɪptɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.

adj

That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.

noun

A substance used for styptic results.

Example Sentences

"Boyles turns to look over his shoulder, squinting into the styptic sun, and then flags a hand over his head."
"The growth on top was a scrubby plant, unknown anywhere else on Malta, which was believed to have styptic qualities – it could staunch bleeding when packed on top of a wound […]."
"But I waited while he dabbed at the cut with styptic powder."
"The powdered gum with resin is used as a styptic; and the mucilage has been recommended as an application to burns."
"Externally, it is applied as a styptic, and in solution, of various strengths, as an astringent."
"Knowledge of puffball's use as a styptic and for hemorrhoids reached Bass through the popular tradition."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: στυπτικός

Inflected Forms

more styptic (comparative) most styptic (superlative) styptick (alternative) styptics (plural)

Derived Forms

hemostyptic xylostyptic

Phrases

styptic pencil styptic tree

Frequently Paired Words

coagulant

Synonyms

hemostatic astringent astringent drug

Rhymes With

cryptic trip tic triptych ecliptic diptych tryptic glyptic anaglyptic lithotriptic triptyque holocryptic chymotryptic