lacrymogène
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lacrima (“tear”) + -gène.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lacrymogène (plural lacrymogènes)
- lachrymatory, lacrimogenous (causing the production of tears)
- bombe lacrymogène ― pepper spray or tear gas canister (literally, “tear-inducing bomb”)
- gaz lacrymogène ― tear gas
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Further reading[edit]
- “lacrymogène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.