xylostyptic

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English

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Etymology

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From xylo- +‎ styptic.

Adjective

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xylostyptic (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, archaic) Applied to a substance with styptic and hemostatic properties, made by dissolving tannic acid in a mixture of alcohol, ether, and collodion.