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† ˈtritory Obs. rare.
[ad. med.L. trītōri-um, f. L. trīt-, ppl. stem of terĕre to rub, thresh: see -ory1. Cf. ælfric's Vocab. (Wr.-Wülcker 107/2), ‘Trītōrium, þerscel’, threshel, a threshing-instrument, a flail, which separates the grain from the straw and chaff.]
A vessel for separating liquids of different densities.
1660tr. Paracelsus' Archidoxis i. x. 143 The Pure [Spirit] will Swim at top, Separate it by a Tritory, or Separating Glass. [1693tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Tritorium, the same with Infundibulum. 1758Elaboratory laid Open Introd. 30 Tritoriums, or separating funnels. 1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Tritorium, term for a mortar; also a glass for separating oil from water in distillation; formerly used the same as Infundibulum, according to Ruland and Johnson, and Paracelsus.] |