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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Lachrymal #208176 11/30/2012 7:18 AM Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 1 Iowa, United States RGregory stranger RGregory stranger Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 1 Iowa, United States In chemistry, the term for the class of chemicals that includes MACE and tear gas is lachrymator. It is often listed as a hazard for materials that cause tearing and spasms of the eyelids. I got hit with the vapor of phenyl isocyanate once when a safety system failed, and my tears flowed like a river, and my eyes couldn't stay open for more than about a few milliseconds! It was the most unusual experience - I was fine, it was literally just my eyes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lachrymal RGregory #208180 11/30/2012 6:07 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Makes my eyes water just reading that. Welcome. There used to be a beautiful in the old Roman Funeral Liturgy called "Lacrimosa" - also it has disappeared. To be lamented - centuries of beauty disappeared in a single half generation. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lachrymal RGregory #208183 12/01/2012 3:29 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy old hand Avy old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Did your nose run too? Just want to know whether the tears and the runny nose are a package deal or do they come from different sources. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lachrymal Avy #208195 12/01/2012 5:17 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Don't know the science of the thing, but wanted to be modest so I omitted the nasal references. Yet you got me, the drip, drip ended up there. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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