hermetically

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Graham was the first to break the silence which to me had become oppressive Let us examine the vial and see if the contents are safe I drew it from my pocket and handed it to him Sealed hermetically, and perfectly secure," he added.

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  1. According to the Hermetic books; agreeably with Hermetic philosophy; esoterically; secretly.
  2. In a hermetic manner; chemically; specifically, by means of fusion: as, a vessel hermetically sealed or closed. This little tube was open at one end, and the other … was hermetically sealed. Boyle, Works, I. 21.

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  • The story takes place in Eyri, a small hermetically-sealed kingdom under a magical dome which protects it from the growing chaos outside. —  SomethingWickedSFandHorrorMagazine#4
  • Los Angeles (2004), a film that visually meditates on the rich and famous and their hermetically-sealed world of glitz and glamour. —  GreenCine Daily
  • In the end, Britain's experience of the special relationship has of late been more akin to that of a vexed passenger in First Class, knocking politely on the hermetically-sealed cockpit door, while the crew ploughed on obliviously. —  BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
  • After spending three decades in the hermetically-sealed ideological box of the Democratic Party's Group-Think whining, I'm enjoying the fresh air on the other side. —  Boker tov, Boulder!
  • Most of the time, his convention was hermetically sealed from substance. —  National Review Online
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