hermetically

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her·met·i·cal·ly

[hur-met-ik-lee]
adverb
so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.

Origin:
1595–1605; hermetic + -ally
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Hermetically has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
Example Sentences
  • Probably best for her to stay at home in a hermetically sealed environment.
  • These are so fixed that they form a chamber in which liquid can be hermetically sealed.
  • Casinos, by design, are hermetically sealed from the outside world.
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hermetic or hermetical (hɜːˈmɛtɪk)
 
adj
1.  sealed so as to be airtight
2.  hidden or protected from the outside world
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin hermēticus belonging to Hermes Trismegistus, traditionally the inventor of a magic seal]
 
hermetical or hermetical
 
adj
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin hermēticus belonging to Hermes Trismegistus, traditionally the inventor of a magic seal]
 
her'metically or hermetical
 
adv

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