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precipitate
Found in thesaurus: solid, turn, change state, effectuate, set up, effect, fall, come down, descend, go down, hurl, cast, hurtle
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precipitate
v.
urge, hasten; cast down, toss down; throw down quickly; condense (droplets)
n.
condensed moisture that falls from the sky (i.e. rain, snow, hail, etc.); material that has been separated from a solution (Chemistry)
adj.
headfirst, with the head foremost; hurried, rushed; hasty, rash, reckless
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Precipitation (chemistry)
Precipitation is the creation of a solid from a solution. When the reaction occurs in a liquid solution, the solid formed is called the 'precipitate'. The chemical that causes the solid to form is called the 'precipitant'. Without sufficient force of gravity (settling) to bring the solid particles together, the precipitate remains in suspension. After sedimentation, especially when using a centrifuge to press it into a compact mass, the precipitate may be referred to as a 'pellet'. The precipitate-free liquid remaining above the solid is called the 'supernate' or 'supernatant'. Powders derived from precipitation have also historically been known as 'flowers'.
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precipitate
Noun
1. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
(hypernym) solid
(hyponym) sludge
Verb
1. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
(hypernym) change state, turn
2. bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
(hypernym) effect, effectuate, bring about, set up
(derivation) precipitation
3. fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
(synonym) come down, fall
(hyponym) rain, rain down
(entail) condense, distill, distil
(verb-group) fall
(derivation) precipitation
4. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down
(derivation) precipitation
5. hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
(hypernym) hurl, hurtle, cast
(derivation) precipitation
Adjective
1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
(synonym) hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitous
(similar) hurried
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precipitare
v.
throw down, precipitate, hasten, dash, rush; fall, crash
precipitato
adj.
precipitate, rushed, hurried, rash
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precipitar
v.
precipitate, haste, accelerate
precipitarse
v.
precipitate, urge, hasten; cast down, toss down; throw down quickly
