separatory

Variant of separative

separative definition

sepa·ra·tive (sep′ə rāt′iv, -ə rə tiv′)

adjective

tending to separate or cause separation
also separatory sep′a·ra·to′ry (-ə rə tôr′ē)

Etymology: < Fr or LL: Fr séparatif < LL separativus

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