Meaning & use
separatory
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Used for or relating to the process of separating substances, especially in chemistry.
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The chemist used a separatory funnel to divide the mixture into its oil and water layers.
The lab manual explained how a separatory technique isolates compounds by density.
A note on using this word
Almost always encountered in the specific phrase 'separatory funnel,' a piece of laboratory equipment used to separate liquids that don't mix.
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