precipitableadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈsɪpᵻtəbl/, U.S.

/prəˈsɪpədəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praecipitāre , -able suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin praecipitāre precipitate v. + -able suffix.

Chiefly Chemistry.

Able to be precipitated, esp. from solution in a liquid, or from a state of vapour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to precipitation > capable of being precipitated

precipitable1670

1670 W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 75 Vitriol contains a greater quantity..of a precipitable ocre.

1783 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 78 A very saturate solution of lead is difficultly..precipitable by iron.

1847 Sci. Amer. 22 May 276/2 A compound, to be used, mixed with the water for the purpose of preventing the precipitable matters contained in it from incrusting the boiler.

1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. (1890) 37 Precipitable silver compounds.

1943 J. B. Sumner Chem. & Methods of Enzymes v. 103 The products formed are not precipitable by acids.

1987 Nature 5 Mar. 30/2 The column abundance in the atmosphere ranges from less than 5 precipitable micrometres (pr.μm) in the winter hemisphere to over 100 pr.μm over the northern summer pole.

1996 H. W. Paul Sci., Vine, & Wine in Mod. France xi. 311 The transformation of a precipitable ferric ion into a complex nonprecipitable form.

Compounds

precipitable water n. Meteorology water vapour which could form precipitation; the quantity of water vapour in an atmospheric column of unit cross-section, expressed as the mass or depth it would have if fully condensed to a liquid.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > [noun] > specific quantity of water vapour

precipitable water1916

1916 Science 4 Aug. 169/1 The total quantity of precipitable water in the atmosphere on September 20, as determined by Fowle's spectroscopic method, varied between 3.32 at low-sun observations to 8.6 mm.

1971 Nature 23 Apr. 503/1 Schorn et al. have observed average water contents in the northern hemisphere [of Mars] of up to 25 μm of precipitable water.

1990 Sciences Jan. 47/2 More than McKibben's lively imagination is needed to believe that the hand of man..will reach out and slow the planet's rotation, altering gyres and their load of precipitable water.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precipitable
释义	precipitableadj. Brit. /prᵻˈsɪpᵻtəbl/, U.S. /prəˈsɪpədəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praecipitāre , -able suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin praecipitāre precipitate v. + -able suffix. Chiefly Chemistry. Able to be precipitated, esp. from solution in a liquid, or from a state of vapour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to precipitation > capable of being precipitated precipitable1670 1670 W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 75 Vitriol contains a greater quantity..of a precipitable ocre. 1783 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 78 A very saturate solution of lead is difficultly..precipitable by iron. 1847 Sci. Amer. 22 May 276/2 A compound, to be used, mixed with the water for the purpose of preventing the precipitable matters contained in it from incrusting the boiler. 1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. (1890) 37 Precipitable silver compounds. 1943 J. B. Sumner Chem. & Methods of Enzymes v. 103 The products formed are not precipitable by acids. 1987 Nature 5 Mar. 30/2 The column abundance in the atmosphere ranges from less than 5 precipitable micrometres (pr.μm) in the winter hemisphere to over 100 pr.μm over the northern summer pole. 1996 H. W. Paul Sci., Vine, & Wine in Mod. France xi. 311 The transformation of a precipitable ferric ion into a complex nonprecipitable form. Compounds precipitable water n. Meteorology water vapour which could form precipitation; the quantity of water vapour in an atmospheric column of unit cross-section, expressed as the mass or depth it would have if fully condensed to a liquid. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > [noun] > specific quantity of water vapour precipitable water1916 1916 Science 4 Aug. 169/1 The total quantity of precipitable water in the atmosphere on September 20, as determined by Fowle's spectroscopic method, varied between 3.32 at low-sun observations to 8.6 mm. 1971 Nature 23 Apr. 503/1 Schorn et al. have observed average water contents in the northern hemisphere [of Mars] of up to 25 μm of precipitable water. 1990 Sciences Jan. 47/2 More than McKibben's lively imagination is needed to believe that the hand of man..will reach out and slow the planet's rotation, altering gyres and their load of precipitable water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1670
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