noun
- a chemical substance that causes tears to flow, especially tear gas used for crowd control
Usage: technical
Examples
- Police deployed lacrimator to disperse the unruly crowd.
- The lacrimator caused immediate tearing and temporary blindness.
- Riot control units are trained in the proper use of lacrimator.
- The chemical lacrimator was released into the confined space.
- Emergency responders wore masks to protect against the lacrimator.
- The effects of the lacrimator wore off after several minutes.