stypsis
[ stip-sis ]
/ ˈstɪp sɪs /
noun
the employment or application of styptics.
Origin of stypsis
1885–90; < Late Latin
stȳpsis < Greek
stŷpsis, equivalent to
stȳp- (variant stem of
stȳ́phein to contract) +
-sis
-sis
Words nearby stypsis
stylus,
stymie,
stymphalian birds,
stymy,
stype,
stypsis,
styptic,
styptic pencil,
styr,
styracaceous,
styralyl acetate
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