Lachrymator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  lachrymator \lachrymator\ n.
     A chemical substance that causes tears to flow; same as
     {lacrimator}.
  
     Syn: lacrimator.
          [PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lachrymator
       n : a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not
           damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: {tear gas},
           {teargas}, {lacrimator}]