lachrymatory

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lachrymatory
    adj 1: relating to or prompting tears [syn: {lacrimatory},
           {lachrymatory}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj.
   Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical
   substances. lacrimator

   Syn: lacrimatory.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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