hermitically

Definitions

1. 1

   Misconstruction of hermetically (“in an airtight way”).

   • When I proofread her draft of the food safety announcement, I corrected *"hermitically sealed" to read correctly as "hermetically sealed".
   • The fresh oleoresin was collected using 1.5 mL polyethylene tube for each sample and the tube was hermitically closed and refrigerated until the analysis.
2. 2

   In the manner of a hermit.

   • By his fifties, he had moved out to Alaska and was living quite hermitically.

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