different between lachrymatory vs dibenzoxazepine

English

Etymology

From Latin type *lacrimatorius, from lacrimare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læk??m?t??i/

Adjective

lachrymatory (comparative more lachrymatory, superlative most lachrymatory)

1. Pertaining to or causing tears.
   • 1919: It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill, "1919 War Office Memorandum"

Translations

Noun

lachrymatory (plural lachrymatories)

1. (archaeology) A vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
   • 1658: For beside these Lachrymatories, notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)

Synonyms

• lacrimal
• lachrymal

Translations

English

Noun

dibenzoxazepine (plural dibenzoxazepines)

1. An incapacitating and lachrymatory agent, developed by the British Ministry of Defence for riot control in the late 1950s and early 1960s, whose derivatives have some pharmaceutical applications.