receptaculum

R1E1C3E1P3T1A1C3U1L1U1M3

noun

A receptacle.

“the receptaculum of the chyle”

OriginLatin receptaculum →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounreceptaculum (plural receptacula)

plural receptacula

  1. anatomyA receptacle.

    the receptaculum of the chyle

Origin

  1. Latinreceptaculum
  2. Englishreceptaculum

From Latin receptaculum. Doublet of receptacle.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

receptaculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receptaculum

MLA

“receptaculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receptaculum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “receptaculum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receptaculum.

Source: receptaculum on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.