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precipitate /pri-sipˈi-tāt/ transitive verb- To hurl headlong
- To force into hasty action
- To pitch (oneself) over-enthusiastically into action, etc
- To bring on suddenly or prematurely
- To cause to come out of solution or suspension and settle as a solid deposit (chem)
- To cause (moisture, water vapour) to condense and fall as rain, hail, snow, etc (meteorology)
intransitive verb- To come out of solution or suspension and settle as a solid deposit (chem)
- (of moisture, water vapour) to condense and fall as rain, hail, snow, etc (meteorology)
- To rush in haste
- To fall headlong (Shakespeare)
adjective /pri-sipˈi-tət/ - Falling, hurled or rushing headlong
- Sudden and hasty
- Without deliberation
- Rash
noun /-tət/ - A substance separated from solution or suspension, usu falling and settling at the bottom as a solid deposit
- Moisture deposited as rain, hail, snow, etc (meteorology)
ORIGIN: L praecipitāre, -ātum to throw or cast headlong, from praeceps, -ipitis headlong, steep, from prae in front, and caput, -itis head precipˈitately adverb precipitāˈtion noun - The act of precipitating
- A headlong fall or rush
- A sheer drop (Shakespeare)
- Impulsive action
- Great hurry
- Rash haste
- Impulsiveness
- Rain, hail, snow and sometimes also dew (meteorology)
- The amount of rainfall, etc
- The separation of suspended matter, the formation or sinking of a precipitate, or the precipitate itself (chem)
precipˈitātive adjective precipˈitātor noun - Someone who precipitates
- A precipitating agent
- An apparatus or tank for precipitation
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