Study Help Full Glossary for A Separate Peace Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List Abominable Snowman a large, hairy, man-like creature reputed to live in the Himalayas; also called yeti.
Basal tears. In healthy mammalian eyes, the cornea is continually kept wet and nourished by basal tears. They lubricate the eye, and help to keep it clear of dust. Tear fluid contains water, mucin, lipids, lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, lacritin, immunoglobulins, glucose, urea, sodium, and potassium.lso, emotional tears are made up of a different chemical component than those evoked by eye irritants and can relay chemical messages to others. The change in sex drive could be attributed to a drop in testosterone provoked by the tear chemicals, reducing aggression.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to crying: tears. The uttering of inarticulate sobbing or wailing sounds, associated with the secretion of tears and often with facial contortion, that expresses the emotion, usually of grief or sadness but sometimes of joy.