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SEPARATORY
Etymology
Adjective
separatory (not comparable)
Used to separate.
Noun
separatory (plural separatories)
(obsolete, chemistry) An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel.
(obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.
Source: Wiktionary
Sep"a*ra*to*ry, a.
Definition: Separative. Cheyne.
Sep"a*ra*to*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. séparatoire.]
1. (Chem.)
Definition: An apparatus used in separating, as a separating funnel.
2. (Surg.)
Definition: A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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