separatory
English
Etymology
separate + -ory
Adjective
separatory (not comparable)
- Used to separate.
- A separatory funnel is a piece of laboratory glassware used in liquid-liquid extractions to separate (partition) the components of a mixture.
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.