LACHRYMATOR


Meaning of LACHRYMATOR in English

/lak"reuh may'teuhr/ , n.

a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.

Also, lacrimator .

[ 1915-20; lacrimator, equiv. to lacrima ( re ) to shed tears (see LACHRYMATORY) + -tor -TOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .