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stypsis
[ stip-sis ]
/ ˈstɪp sɪs /
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noun
the employment or application of styptics.
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Origin of stypsis
1885–90; <Late Latin stȳpsis<Greek stŷpsis, equivalent to stȳp- (variant stem of stȳ́phein to contract) + -sis-sis
Words nearby stypsis
stymie, stymied, Stymphalian birds, stymy, stype, stypsis, styptic, styptic pencil, Styr, styracaceous, styralyl acetate
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British Dictionary definitions for stypsis
stypsis
/ (ˈstɪpsɪs) /
noun
the action, application, or use of a styptic
Word Origin for stypsis
C19: via New Latin from Late Latin: astringency, from Greek stupsis, from stuphein to contract
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