styptic pencil

English

Noun

styptic pencil (plural styptic pencils)

1. A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving).

   I said, never clip a dog's nails without a styptic pencil handy.

Synonyms

• styptic stick

Translations

short medicated stick used to stop bleeding

• German: Alaunstift m, Blutstillstift m, blutstillender Stift m, blutstillender Rasierstift m, Rasierstift m
• Portuguese: lápis hemostático m, lápis estríptico m
• Spanish: barrita astringente f