usually lacrimal: of, relating to, or being glands that produce tears
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: of, relating to, or marked by tears
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFor the next two centuries, scientists mapped the anatomy of crying, leaving their names, like tiny explorer’s flags, on the topography of the lachrymal system. Maureen Stanton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 For the next two centuries, scientists mapped the anatomy of crying, leaving their names, like tiny explorer’s flags, on the topography of the lachrymal system. Maureen Stanton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 For the next two centuries, scientists mapped the anatomy of crying, leaving their names, like tiny explorer’s flags, on the topography of the lachrymal system. Maureen Stanton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 For the next two centuries, scientists mapped the anatomy of crying, leaving their names, like tiny explorer’s flags, on the topography of the lachrymal system. Maureen Stanton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 For the next two centuries, scientists mapped the anatomy of crying, leaving their names, like tiny explorer’s flags, on the topography of the lachrymal system. Maureen Stanton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 For the next two centuries, scientists mapped the anatomy of crying, leaving their names, like tiny explorer’s flags, on the topography of the lachrymal system. Maureen Stanton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 For the next two centuries, scientists mapped the anatomy of crying, leaving their names, like tiny explorer’s flags, on the topography of the lachrymal system. Maureen Stanton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 For the next two centuries, scientists mapped the anatomy of crying, leaving their names, like tiny explorer’s flags, on the topography of the lachrymal system. Maureen Stanton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English lacrimale, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French lacrymal, from Medieval Latin lacrimalis, from Latin lacrima tear, from Old Latin dacrima, probably from Greek dakry — more at tear entry 3