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preparative

/pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/

preparative adjective: that serves to prepare something.

Adjective

preparative (comparative more preparative, superlative most preparative)

  1. That serves to prepare something
    • preparative chromatography
  2. preliminary or preparatory
    • preparative discussions
  3. Pertaining to the synthesis, purification, or isolation of compounds from mixtures or raw materials.

Noun

preparative (plural preparatives)

  1. Something to be done in preparation; a preliminary
    • necessary preparatives for our voyage1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC
    • a preparative unto sermons[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

preparative meaning in Tamil

preparative in Tamil

முன்னொருக்கச்செயல், முன்னொருக்க முரசறைவிப்பாணை, ஆயத்தநிலைக் குழலுதற்கட்டளை, முன்னொருக்கமான, முன்னேற்படான

Forms of preparative

Adjective
comparativemore preparative
superlativemost preparative
Noun
pluralpreparatives

Origin of preparative

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

Words formed from preparative

Questions about preparative

What does preparative mean?
Preparative means that serves to prepare something.
What is preparative in Tamil?
Preparative in Tamil is முன்னொருக்கச்செயல், முன்னொருக்க முரசறைவிப்பாணை, ஆயத்தநிலைக் குழலுதற்கட்டளை. See Preparative meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is preparative?
Preparative can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce preparative?
Preparative is pronounced /pɹəˈpæɹətɪv/.

Words near preparative in the dictionary

  1. preparational
  2. preparationism
  3. preparationist
  4. preparationists
  5. preparations
  6. preparative
  7. preparatively
  8. preparatives
  9. preparator
  10. preparatorily
  11. preparators

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