lachrymator

L1A1C3H4R1Y4M3A1T1O1R1

noun

Any substance that causes tears, such as tear gas.

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tear gasteargaslacrimator
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Meanings

nounlachrymator (plural lachrymators)

plural lachrymators · alternative lacrimator

  1. Any substance that causes tears, such as tear gas.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds

Similar
tear gasteargaslacrimator
Broader
gaschemical weapon
Also see
tear gas

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lachrymate + -or.

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Translations

Finnish lakrymaattori
  • lakrymaattorisubstance
German Reizstoff
  • Reizstoffsubstance
Polish lakrymator
  • lakrymatorsubstance
Cite this entry
APA

lachrymator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachrymator

MLA

“lachrymator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachrymator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lachrymator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachrymator.

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