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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