hermetical

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But listing names of alleged abusers from such a closed, hermetical country was a valuable – and difficult – exercise, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2016

He left an extensive library, composed principally of chemical, hermetical, and philosophical works, of which the MSS. catalogue is now in the possession of my friend, the Rev. T. Corser.

From Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster by Potts, Thomas, fl. 1612-1618

The nuts are screwed up tight, and the flange of the door, compressing the rubber lining, renders the joint hermetical.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 by Various

The heat kills all the bacteria which may chance to be lodged in it, and the hermetical sealing prevents other bacteria from obtaining access.

From The Story of Germ Life by Conn, H. W. (Herbert William)

The closing is made hermetical by means of an India rubber tube, K, which presses against the glass and the cover.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 by Various