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raining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also stiptic.] Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.

Styptic; astringent.

The quality or state of being styptic; astringency.

s 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. Ure.

Styptic. [Obs.] Coxe.

nic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc. External astringents are called styptics. Dunglison.

Checking evacutions through astringent or styptic qualities.

h a film of sensitized collodion is used in preparing the plate for taking a picture. -- Styptic collodion, collodion containing an astringent, as tannin.

A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer. Styptic colloid (Med.), a preparation of astringent and antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as collodion, for ready use.

Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.

(Piper, or Artanthe, elongatum), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent.

An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties.

Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman. -- Re*strict"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*strict"ive*ness, n.

Restringing; astringent; styptic. [Obs.] -- n.

See Styptic.