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

Further reading

• “styptique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.