στυπτικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στῡ́φω (stū́phō, to contract) +‎ -τῐκός (-tikós). Compare Sanskrit स्थापन (sthāpana, stopping the flow of blood, styptic).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

στυπτῐκός (stuptikósm (feminine στυπτῐκή, neuter στυπτῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. astringent

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