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▪ I. separatory, n. ? Obs.|ˈsɛpəreɪtərɪ|
[ad. mod.L. sēparātōrium, f. L. sēparāre to separate: see -ory. Cf. F. séparatoire.]
An instrument for separating; spec. in various uses (see quots.).
1656Blount Glossogr., Separatory, the Chizel or Instrument, wherewith Chyrurgeons cut out the peeces of bones, left between the holes, which they bore with a Trepan. 1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. viii. 296 Such especially is the Liver, the Colatory, Seive and Separatory of the Bile. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Separatory... Also a Chymical Vessel for separating Oil from Water. 1791G. Wallis Motherby's Med. Dict. (ed. 3), A separatory... The name of an instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium; also a chemical vessel for separating liquors. 1855Dunglison Med. Lex. s.v., A Separatory..is a pharmaceutical vessel for separating fluids of different densities from each other.
▪ II. ˈseparatory, a.
[ad. mod.L. sēparātōrius, f. L. sēparāre to separate: see -ory.]
Having the function of separating.
1715Cheyne Philos. Princ. i. vi. (ed. 2) 298 The Lacteals are the emissary Vessels or separatory Ducts. 1896Brannt Anim. & Veg. Fats I. 14 The oldest method of determining the percentage of fat is by means of a separatory funnel. |