slovo | definícia |
lachrymator (encz) | lachrymator, n: |
lachrymator (gcide) | lachrymator \lachrymator\ n.
A chemical substance that causes tears to flow; same as
lacrimator.
Syn: lacrimator.
[PJC] |
lachrymator (wn) | lachrymator
n 1: a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not
damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: tear gas,
teargas, lacrimator, lachrymator] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
lachrymatory (encz) | lachrymatory,slzný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Lachrymatory (gcide) | Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [Cf. F.
lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.)
A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers
of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that
the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in
it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
[1913 Webster]lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj.
Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical
substances. lacrimator
Syn: lacrimatory.
[WordNet 1.5] |
lachrymatory (gcide) | Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [Cf. F.
lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.)
A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers
of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that
the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in
it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
[1913 Webster]lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj.
Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical
substances. lacrimator
Syn: lacrimatory.
[WordNet 1.5] |
lachrymatory (wn) | lachrymatory
adj 1: relating to or prompting tears [syn: lacrimatory,
lachrymatory] |
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