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descensory

descensory noun: a vessel used in alchemy to extract and filter oils.

Noun

descensory (plural descensories)

  1. A vessel used in alchemy to extract and filter oils.

Forms of descensory

pluraldescensories

Origin of descensory

From New Latin descensorium. Compare Old French descensoire. See descend.

Questions about descensory

What does descensory mean?
Descensory means a vessel used in alchemy to extract and filter oils.
What part of speech is descensory?
Descensory is a noun.
What is the plural of descensory?
The plural of descensory is descensories.

Words near descensory in the dictionary

  1. descension
  2. descensional
  3. descensions
  4. descensive
  5. descensories
  6. descensory
  7. descent
  8. descent group
  9. descent groups
  10. descent vehicle
  11. descent vehicles

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