separatory

[ sep-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈsɛp ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

serving to separate.

Nearby words

separation of variables, separationist, separatist, separative, separator, separatory, separatrix, seph., sephardi, sephardim, sepharvites

Origin of separatory

1650–60; < New Latin sēparātōrius, equivalent to Latin sēparā(re) to separate + -tōrius -tory¹

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Examples from the Web for separatory

Draw off the petroleum ether layer as closely as possible by means of a slender glass siphon into a separatory funnel of 500 cc.
Soap-Making Manual|E. G. Thomssen
Attach the nozzle of the separatory funnel to the filter candle by means of the perforated rubber stopper (Fig. 37).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Wash the combined extracts in a separatory funnel three times with 25-cc.
Soap-Making Manual|E. G. Thomssen
Extract with five times its volume of ether by agitation in a separatory funnel.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

Cool and filter into a separatory funnel, washing with cold water.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers