English Explanatory Dictionary

styptic pencil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving).

Word forms

styptic pencil styptic pencils

Synonyms

styptic stick

Related words

hemostyptic
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