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Preservatories

Preservatory \Pre*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. Preservatories.

  1. A preservative. [Obs.]
    --Whitlock.

  2. A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay.

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preservatories

n. (plural of preservatory English)

Usage examples of "preservatories".

With her body bisected like that, every blood vessel was laid open for his nanobes and preservatories, and he’d need only half the usual amounts!