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styptic pencil

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

3 more languages
Bosanskistipsa
Hrvatskistipsa
Српскиstipsa

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

styptic tree stypticity Stypven Stypven time Styr styracin

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