English Explanatory Dictionary

preparative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That serves to prepare something
  2. preliminary or preparatory
  3. Pertaining to the synthesis, purification, or isolation of compounds from mixtures or raw materials.
noun
  1. Something to be done in preparation; a preliminary

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-preparative.wav

Word forms

preparative more preparative most preparative preparatives

Etymology

From Middle English preperatif, from Middle French preparatif and Medieval Latin prēparātīvus.

Derived words

micropreparative postpreparative preparatively semipreparative
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