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Apparatus vs Separatory - What's the difference?

apparatus | separatory |

As nouns the difference between apparatus and separatory

is that apparatus is apparatus while separatory is (obsolete|chemistry) an apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel.

As an adjective separatory is

used to separate.

apparatus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
  • A complex machine or instrument.
  • An assortment of tools or instruments.
  • A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
  • (firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.

    • Usage notes

    * Is occasionally used as an invariant plural: *: Look at all of those apparatus .

    Synonyms

    * (entirety of means) setup, mechanism, dynamic * (complex machine) instrument, machinery, device * (assortment of tools) tools, gear, equipment * (political patronage organization) machine

    Related terms

    * apparat

    separatory

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Used to separate.
    • A separatory funnel is a piece of laboratory glassware used in liquid-liquid extractions to separate (partition) the components of a mixture.

    Noun

    (separatories)
  • (obsolete, chemistry) An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel.
  • (obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.