Lachrymatory
Lachrymatory , noun
[Compare French lacrymatoire.]
(Antiquities) A “tear-bottle;” a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
lachrymatory , adjective
Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical substances.