Definition of styptic

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Styphnic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, (NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2, obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid, but is not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well defined salts..

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Hemostatic :: Hemostatic (a.) Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.
Stipulas :: Stiptic (a. & n.) See Styptic.
Restrictive :: Restrictive (a.) Astringent or styptic in effect.
Amadou :: Amadou (n.) A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter..
Anastaltic :: Anastaltic (a. & n.) Styptic.
Monsel''s Solution :: Monsel's solution () An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties..
Catastaltic :: Catastaltic (a.) Checking evacuations through astringent or styptic qualities.
Restringent :: Restringent (a.) Restringing; astringent; styptic.
Styptic :: Styptic (a.) Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.
Matico :: Matico (n.) A Peruvian plant (Piper, / Artanthe, elongatum), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent..
Styracin :: Stypticity (n.) The quality or state of being styptic; astringency.
Stypticity :: Styptical (a.) Styptic; astringent.
Styptical :: Styptic (n.) A styptic medicine.
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