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styptic

adjective noun

Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

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Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
C
Contains
TY
Scrabble score
14

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ˈstɪptɪk

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adjective

  1. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

noun

  1. A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

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