stegnotic

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Origin: Gr. στεγνωτικός, fr. στεγνοῦν to cover, to make costive, fr. στεγνός, στεγανός, covered, closed.

Medicine Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges generally. — noun A stegnotic medicine; an astringent.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54