| 释义 | 
		pre·cip·i·ta·tor \-ˌtād.ə(r), -ātə-\ noun (-s)  : one that precipitates: as  a.    (1)  : a person who precipitates some act or event : hastener   (2)  : an operator of a precipitating machine   (3)  : a worker who precipitates silver or gold from cyanide solution in zinc boxes or with zinc dust  b.    (1)  : an apparatus for causing precipitation   (2)  : an apparatus used in electrostatic precipitation that contains the collecting and discharge electrodes and may be characterized by a series of parallel pipes or plates through or between which the gas passes — called also electrical precipitator, electrostatic precipitator |