| Main Entry: | hermetically sealed |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | with an airtight seal; orig., sealed by chemists' methods |
| Example: | Bread is best kept hermetically sealed. |
| Etymology: | 1692; fr. Hermes, first chemist |
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |