styptic pencil

English

Noun

styptic pencil (plural styptic pencils)

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

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