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Definition of tear

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Tear (n.) A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids..

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Glycerine :: Glycerine (n.) An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin..

Scratchback :: Scratchback (n.) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons..

Delaceration :: Delaceration (n.) A tearing in pieces.

Steatite :: Stearyl (n.) The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid.

Stearic :: Stearate (n.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates..

Stream :: Stream (v. t.) To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour; as, his eyes streamed tears..

Tear :: Tear (v. t.) To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh..

Tearpit :: Tearpit (n.) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.

Fang :: Fang (a.) To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.

Palmitin :: Palmitin (n.) A solid crystallizable fat, found abundantly in animals and in vegetables. It occurs mixed with stearin and olein in the fat of animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with olein in olive oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl, and hence it is technically called tripalmitin, or glyceryl tripalmitate..

Water-standing :: Water-standing (a.) Tear-filled.

Cry :: Cry (v. i.) Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation..

Tear-thumb :: Tear-thumb (n.) A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles..

Tristearate :: Tristearate (n.) Tristearin.

Shred :: Shred (n.) To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather..

Dilaniation :: Dilaniation (n.) A rending or tearing in pieces; dilaceration.

Lace-bark :: Lace-bark (n.) A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia); -- so called from the lacelike layers of its inner bark.

Tear :: Tear (v. i.) To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth tears easily..

Dry :: Dry (a.) To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay..

Tore :: Tore () imp. of Tear.