tampon

Definitions

• Piece of wood or other material to close an opening.
• (medical) A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid.
• tampon to stop menstruation.
• sponge, piece of porous material.
• stamp.
• (figuratively) mitigator, mediator, buffer between people having a dispute.
• (chemistry) buffer
• (computing) buffer
• Elastic part that prevents damaging when a collision occurs, e.g. buffer in rail transport.