lachrymogenic

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• lachrymogenic — causing tears or weeping Causation and Formation …   Phrontistery dictionary

• Causation and Formation — These words refer to causation, formation, origination, production, growth, development or generation. While this might seem like a pretty broad category, all of the words in the list derive from the single Greek word genesis, which can have all… …   Phrontistery dictionary

• lachrymal —   a. pertaining to tears and weeping; n.pl. organs secreting tears; crying fits.    ♦ lachrymary, a.    ♦ lachrymation, n.    ♦ lachrymator, n. substance or gas causing tears.    ♦ lachrymatory, n. narrow necked vase; tear bottle.    ♦… …   Dictionary of difficult words