styptique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stip.tik/
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Adjective

styptique (plural styptiques)

  1. styptic
    Antonym: laxatif

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