styptic pencil

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * I said, never clip a dog's nails without a styptic pencil handy.

Translations

 * German: Alaunstift, Blutstillstift, blutstillender Stift, blutstillender Rasierstift , Rasierstift
 * Portuguese: lápis hemostático, lápis estríptico
 * Spanish: barrita astringente