Precipitate definition
Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong.
adjective
(meteorology) To cause (a form of water, as rain or snow) to fall from the air.
verb
(chemistry) To cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution.
verb
To throw headlong; hurl downward.
verb
To cause to happen before expected, warranted, needed, or desired; bring on; hasten.
To precipitate a crisis.
verb
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(meteorology) To fall from the air as a form of water, such as rain or snow.
verb
(chem.) To be precipitated.
verb
Very sudden, unexpected, or abrupt.
adjective
The definition of precipitate is something that happens suddenly, falls steeply or acts quickly.
An example of precipitate is jumping from a sinking ship without a life vest.
adjective
Precipitate is defined as to throw something downward or cause something to happen before expected.
An example of precipitate is a car driving off a cliff.
verb
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(chemistry) To be separated from a solution as a solid.
verb
(meteorol.) To condense (water vapor) and cause to fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.
verb
To cause (a slightly soluble substance) to become insoluble, as by heat or by a chemical reagent, and separate out from a solution.
verb
To cause the separation of a suspended liquid or solid from a gas.
verb
(meteorol.) To condense and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.
verb
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Falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc.
adjective
Acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly; impetuous; headstrong.
adjective
A substance that is precipitated out from a solution or gas.
noun
To fall from the atmosphere as rain, snow, or another form of precipitation.
verb
To separate as a solid from a solution in chemical precipitation.
verb
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A solid material precipitated from a solution.
noun
To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
verb
Moving with excessive speed or haste.
The king was too precipitate in declaring war.
A precipitate case of disease.
adjective
To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely.
An announcement that precipitated a political crisis.
verb
To cause to fall down from a height; hurl downward.
verb
To put suddenly into a certain state or condition.
verb
Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation.
adjective
Occurring suddenly or unexpectedly.
adjective
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(chemistry) A solid or solid phase separated from a solution.
noun
A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
noun
Origin of precipitate
- Latin praecipitāre praecipitāt- to throw headlong from praeceps praecipit- headlong prae- pre- caput capit- head kaput- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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- From Latin praecipitatum
From Wiktionary
- From Latin praecipitatus
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