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noun
a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
Also, lacrimator.
Origin:
1915–20; < Medieval Latin lacrimātor, equivalent to lacrimā(re) to shed tears (see lachrymatory) + -tor -tor
1915–20; < Medieval Latin lacrimātor, equivalent to lacrimā(re) to shed tears (see lachrymatory) + -tor -tor
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| lacrimator, lachrymator or lacrymator (ˈlækrɪˌmeɪtə) | |
| —n | |
| See tear gas a substance causing an increase in the flow of tears | |
| lachrymator, lachrymator or lacrymator | |
| —n | |
| lacrymator, lachrymator or lacrymator | |
| —n | |
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lachrymator lach·ry·ma·tor or lac·ri·ma·tor (lāk'rə-mā'tər)
n.
Tear gas.
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