styptic
styptic — adjective
- stypticpositive
- more stypticcomparative
- most stypticsuperlative
1. used to describe a cream, powder, or stick that makes a small wound or cut stop
used to describe a cream, powder, or stick that makes a small wound or cut stop bleeding by tightening nearby skin or blood vessels.
After Tomás cut his chin while shaving, he reached for a styptic pencil to stop the blood.
common collocation: styptic pencil
The camp nurse cleaned the wound and applied a styptic powder to the bleeding area.
attributive use: styptic + powder
Takeshi bought a small box of styptic sticks to keep in his travel bag for emergencies.
Devika found that a styptic cream worked well for the small cuts from her gardening work.
The vet told Ava that a styptic solution would stop her dog's nail from bleeding after the cut.
- hemostatic
more technical/medical term; used in clinical settings rather than everyday speech.
- astringent
broader meaning: causes body tissue to tighten, but not necessarily to stop bleeding.
文法句型
styptic + noun (pencil, powder, cream, stick)
be + styptic
用法筆記
Most commonly found in the phrase 'styptic pencil', a stick-shaped product used after shaving. The adjective is rarely used alone — it nearly always modifies a noun naming the form of the product (pencil, powder, cream, stick, or solution).
常見錯誤
styptic — noun
- stypticsingular
- stypticsplural
1. a cream, stick, powder, or other product that you put on a small cut or wound to
a cream, stick, powder, or other product that you put on a small cut or wound to make the bleeding stop quickly.
Adina applied a styptic to the small cut on her finger, and the bleeding stopped within seconds.
pattern: apply a styptic to [wound]
Many men keep a styptic in their bathroom cabinet for shaving accidents.
Lara used a styptic on the paper cut that would not stop bleeding by itself.
The first-aid kit in the kitchen contained bandages, wound cream, and a styptic for minor cuts.
When Kian cut his hand on broken glass, his mother cleaned it and put a styptic on the wound.
- hemostatic agent
more formal medical term; used in hospitals and clinical writing.
- blood stopper
informal, everyday term; explains the meaning without medical vocabulary.
文法句型
a/the styptic
apply a styptic
use a styptic on [wound]