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receptory

receptory noun: a receptacle, a container .

Noun

receptory (plural receptories)

  1. (obsolete) A receptacle, a container .

Forms of receptory

pluralreceptories

Origin of receptory

From Middle English receptorie, from Medieval Latin receptorium (“a place of shelter”).

Words formed from receptory

Questions about receptory

What does receptory mean?
Receptory means a receptacle, a container .
What part of speech is receptory?
Receptory is a noun.
What is the plural of receptory?
The plural of receptory is receptories.

Words near receptory in the dictionary

  1. receptories
  2. receptorless
  3. receptorome
  4. receptoromes
  5. receptors
  6. receptory
  7. receptosome
  8. receptosomes
  9. recepts
  10. receptual
  11. receptually

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