The student exposed to the lachrymator was not wearing eye protection. |
Formaldehyde is a strong lachrymator so that bagging the product as a prill rather than as a fine powder was distinctly advantageous. |
This lachrymator dissolves in eye fluids and produces small amounts of irritating sulfuric acid. |
Other experts believe the sulfur compounds combine with oxygen to produce a lachrymator, a chemical that causes tears. |
Patents for implementations of pepper spray often refer to it as a lachrymator, meaning it can cause teary eyes and a runny nose. |