The Collaborative International Dictionary
Separative \Sep"a*ra*tive\, a. [L. separativus.]
Causing, or being to cause, separation. ``Separative virtue
of extreme cold.''
--Boyle.
Wiktionary
a. Serving to separate
WordNet
adj. used of an accent in Hebrew orthography; indicates that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" [syn: partitive]
(of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"
Usage examples of "separative".
Souls: and thus a Soul--with its particular Souls--may be the separative principle.