Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Causing or used in separation; effecting separation; separative: as, separatory ducts.
  • noun A chemical vessel for separating liquids of different specific gravity; a separator. See separator, 2 .

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Separative.
  • noun (Chem.) An apparatus used in separating, as a separating funnel.
  • noun (Surg.), obsolete A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Describing something used to separate.
  • noun obsolete, chemistry An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel.
  • noun obsolete, surgery A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.

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