Meaning & use
Lachrymatory
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Causing tears or crying, as in a chemical or gas that irritates the eyes.
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Tear gas is a lachrymatory agent used to disperse crowds.
The onion's lachrymatory compounds make people cry while chopping it.
A note on using this word
As a noun, a "lachrymatory" (or "lacrimarium") refers to a small ancient vial believed to have been used to collect mourners' tears at funerals.
Words with a similar meaning
tear-inducing
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2. noun
A small ancient vessel, often found in tombs, once believed to have held the tears of mourners.
Archaeologists uncovered a glass lachrymatory beside the burial urn.
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