单词 | unprecipitated |
释义 | unprecipitatedadj. 1. Not precipitated (in various senses of precipitate v.); esp. (Chemistry) not deposited as a solid product, remaining in solution. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to precipitation > not precipitated by chemical action unprecipitated1663 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. App. 314 The aqua fortis preserving none [of the silver] unprecipitated. 1761 W. Lewis Exper. Hist. Materia Medica 95 The preparation is likewise a very unfrugal one, a considerable part of the mercury remaining unprecipitated. 1773 Monthly Rev. Mar. 225 On top of a mountain, where clouds or vapours might frequently be condensed into rain, after having passed over the adjoining low grounds..unprecipitated. 1842 Chem. Gaz. 15 Dec. 93 It is only unprecipitated magnesia. 1911 Engin. & Mining Jrnl. 7 Oct. 708/3 A portion of the unprecipitated metals is lost with the tailings. 2013 R. R. Harr Med. Lab. Sci. Rev. (ed. 4) x. 538/2 The gel is washed to remove any unprecipitated proteins, then stained to visualize the precipitated bands. 2. a. Not (overly) rushed, hasty, or impetuous; unhurried, leisurely. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] > unhurried toomsomea1400 leisurefulc1449 amblinga1470 hooly1513 leisurablea1540 unhasty1590 leisurely1604 slow-paced1610 unprecipitated1698 leisure1708 unhurrieda1774 jog-trot1826 parliamentary1835 hasteless1838 time-taking1839 unhasting1839 slowed-down1905 1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage i. 28 His Incidents, are often surprising, and his Plots unprecipitated. 1773 Monthly Rev. 49 (Appendix) 564 Perfection will depend on the indulgence of time and unprecipitated judgment. 1932 M. Nomad Rebels & Renegades 401 A peaceful, unprecipitated transition to State Capitalism was the apex of their revolutionary longings. 1992 T. Pratchett Carpet People (rev. ed.) xix. 149 Listen and observe and then take unprecipitated action based on received information. b. Having no immediate or apparent cause; unprompted, unprovoked. Also: unanticipated. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > surprising, unexpected unbeweena1325 sudden1340 unhopedc1374 unwarec1374 unweenedc1374 unguessedc1400 unlooked for1531 untraisted1533 extonious1548 unlooked1548 unthought1548 unwares1548 unaspected1578 inexpecteda1586 unexpecteda1586 unwary1590 unwaited1592 unmistrusted1595 inopinate1598 unforethought1601 nap-taking1602 startling1609 expectless1613 unexpect1633 admirable1639 immergent1655 unpresumed1686 abrupt1725 unguessed1746 unanticipateda1779 unpredicted1792 unprecipitated1795 unsurmised1820 unsupposed1821 inopine1880 windfall1945 over-the-transom1952 left field1955 conversation-stopping1960 the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating > incited or instigated > not unprovoked1534 unincited1648 unirritated1649 unprompted1659 unactuated1661 unprecipitated1795 unstimulateda1800 ungoaded1817 1795 V. Knox Spirit of Despotism xli. 343 Death, natural, unprecipitated death, will soon tame the haughtiest spirit. 1886 W. Pater in Macmillan's Mag. May 18/2 He thinks it a prejudice; and not from any want of intellectual power certainly, but from..that unprecipitated infusion of fallacy in him. 1921 Everybody's Sept. 8/2 It was as though strange, unprecipitated events were clinging round her slender body like an aura. 1964 R. M. Mowbray in E. B. Davies Depression 72 The other type of case is one where the depression is unprecipitated and the patient describes experiences with which the observer can no longer feel in empathy. 1984 R. Tong Women, Sex & Law iv. 102 Until recently, police officers were trained to distinguish between good (unprecipitated) rapes and bad (precipitated) rapes. A good rape involves a clear lack of consent on the part of the victim. 2004 V. E. Henry Death Work viii. 246 The unprecipitated nature of the ambush gave him no warning and therefore no chance to respond. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1663 |
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