In a way that is completely sealed or airtight; so thoroughly that nothing can enter or escape.
Adverbial form of hermetical, from Hermes Trismegistus. The practical meaning developed from alchemical laboratory practices of sealing vessels completely.
When you hermetically seal food or medicine, you're using a term that echoes back to ancient alchemists who believed sealed vessels contained cosmic secrets and spiritual essence.
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