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Lachrymatory

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n.1.(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.
adj.1.Relating to or inducing tears; - especially of chemical substances.
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Adj.1.lachrymatory - relating to or prompting tears
lacrimatory


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