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lacrimator

/ ˈlækrɪˌmeɪtə /

noun

  1. a substance causing an increase in the flow of tears See tear gas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The most common lacrimator used for riot control is a compound called 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile , or CS.

From Slate

In August 1914 the French began shooting rifle grenades containing the tear-gas ethylbromacetate and later used another lacrimator, chloracetone, in both rifle and hand grenades.

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