styptic pencil
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noun
a pencil-shaped stick of a paste containing alum or a similar styptic agent, used to stanch the bleeding of minor cuts.
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Origin of styptic pencil
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby styptic pencil
Stymphalian birds, stymy, stype, stypsis, styptic, styptic pencil, Styr, styracaceous, styralyl acetate, styrax, styrene
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British Dictionary definitions for styptic pencil
styptic pencil
noun
a styptic agent in the form of a small stick, for application to razor nicks, etc
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Medical definitions for styptic pencil
styptic pencil
n.
A short medicated stick, often of alum, applied to a cut to check bleeding.
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