Precipitate

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F.
     pr['e]cipit['e].] (Chem.)
     An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a
     concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the
     solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The
     precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be


     diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the
     surface.
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     2. atmospheric moisture condensed as rain or snow, etc.; same
        as {precipitation[5]}.
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     {Red precipitate} (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide ({HgO}) a heavy
        red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric
        nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the
        latter manner, it was the {precipitate per se} of the
        alchemists.
  
     {White precipitate} (Old Chem.)
        (a) A heavy white amorphous powder ({NH2.HgCl}) obtained
            by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride
            or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also
            {infusible white precipitate}, and now {amido-mercuric
            chloride}.
        (b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a
            solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal
            ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also
            {fusible white precipitate}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, a. [L. praecipitatus, p. p. of
     praecipitare to precipitate, fr. praeceps headlong. See
     {Precipice}.]
     1. Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in
        declaring war. --Clarendon.
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     2. Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done
        before the time; as, a precipitate measure. "The rapidity
        of our too precipitate course." --Landor.
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     3. Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent;
        headlong.
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              Precipitate the furious torrent flows. --Prior.
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     4. Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a
        precipitate case of disease. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. i.
     1. To dash or fall headlong. [R.]
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              So many fathom down precipitating.    --Shak.
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     2. To hasten without preparation. [R.]
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     3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See
        {Precipitate}, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Precipitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precipitating}.]
     1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or
        height.
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              She and her horse had been precipitated to the
              pebbled region of the river.          --W. Irving.
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     2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause
        to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as,
        precipitate a journey, or a conflict.
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              Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover.
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              If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs,
              and prove dangerous.                  --Bacon.
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     3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in
        the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor
        when in solution with alcohol.
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              The light vapor of the preceding evening had been
              precipitated by the cold.             --W. Irving.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  precipitate
       adj : 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" [syn: {hasty},
              {overhasty}, {precipitant}, {precipitous}]
       n : a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after
           settling or filtering
       v 1: separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
       2: bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's
          revolution"
       3: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling";
          "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on
          Herculaneum" [syn: {come down}, {fall}]
       4: fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy
          precipitated into complete ruin"
       5: hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated
          the train into the river below"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  345 Moby Thesaurus words for "precipitate":
     a bit previous, abrupt, accelerate, accident-prone, ad-lib,
     advance, advanced, aftereffect, aftermath, agile, alluvion,
     alluvium, arduous, ash, blow down, blow over, bowl down, bowl over,
     breakneck, breathless, bring about, bring down, bring on, bulldog,
     bundle, bustle, by-product, careless, cascade, cast, cast down,
     cataract, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short,
     chop down, cinder, clinker, collapse, come down, consequence,
     consequent, corollary, crash, crowd, cut down, dash down, dashing,
     deck, deposit, deposition, deposits, derivation, derivative,
     descend, desperate, development, devil-may-care, diluvium,
     dip down, dispatch, distillate, double-quick, down, draff, dregs,
     drive on, drizzle, drop, drop down, drop off, dross, drum,
     eagle-winged, effect, electrifying, ember, event, eventuality,
     eventuation, expedite, expeditious, express, extemporaneous,
     extemporized, facilitate, fall, fall down, fall off, far ahead,
     fast, feces, fell, fetch down, fleet, fling, floor, flying,
     foolhardy, forward, froth, fruit, furious, further, galloping,
     go down, go downhill, gravitate, ground, grounds, hair-trigger,
     half-baked, half-cocked, haphazard, harum-scarum, harvest, haste,
     hasten, hasten on, hasty, head, headlong, headstrong, hew down,
     hie on, hotheaded, hurl, hurried, hurry, hurry along, hurry on,
     hurry up, hustle, hustle up, hustling, ill-considered, impatient,
     impetuous, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, incautious, incite,
     incline, injudicious, instigate, issue, knock down, launch,
     lay level, lay low, lay out, lead, lean, lees, legacy, level,
     light of heel, light-footed, lively, loess, logical outcome,
     lose altitude, mad, madcap, makeshift, mercurial, meteoric, mizzle,
     moraine, mow down, nerve-shattering, nimble, nimble-footed,
     not firm, offscum, offshoot, offspring, outcome, outgrowth,
     overeager, overenthusiastic, overhasty, oversoon, overzealous,
     panting, parachute, patter, pelt, pitch, pitter-patter, plummet,
     plunge, point, pounce, pour, pour down, pour with rain,
     precipitant, precipitation, precipitous, precocious, premature,
     press, previous, product, project, prompt, prostrate, provoke,
     pull down, push, push forward, push on, push through, quick,
     quick as lightning, quick as thought, quicken, railroad through,
     rain, rain tadpoles, rapid, rase, rash, raze, reckless, refractory,
     result, resultant, rough-and-ready, running, rush, rush along,
     rushed, rushing, scoria, scum, sediment, sedimentate,
     sedimentation, send headlong, sequel, sequela, sequence, sequent,
     settle, settlings, sheer, shocking, shower, shower down, sideling,
     silt, sink, sinter, slag, slap-bang, slapdash, smut, snap, snappy,
     soot, spanking, spatter, speed, speed along, speed up, speedy,
     spit, spread-eagle, sprinkle, spur, stampede, startling, stickle,
     stoop, stream, sublimate, subside, sudden, supinate, surprised,
     surprising, swift, swoop, take down, taken aback,
     taken by surprise, taken unawares, tattoo, tend, tend to go, throw,
     throw down, too early, too soon, topple, trend downward, trigger,
     trip, tripped up, tumble, unannounced, unanticipated, unarranged,
     unbegun, unconcocted, uncontrived, uncontrolled, uncrystallized,
     undeliberated, undevised, unexpected, unforeseen, unhatched,
     unjelled, unlooked-for, unmade, unmanufactured, unmatured,
     unmeditated, unorganized, unplanned, unpredicted, unpremeditated,
     unprepared, unprimed, unready, unrestrained, unripe, unstudied,
     untimely, upshot, urge, violent, volatile, wanton, weep,
     whack down, whip, whip along, wild, willful, winged
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  PRECIPITATE, adj.  Anteprandial.
  
      Precipitate in all, this sinner
      Took action first, and then his dinner.
                                                                Judibras
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  PRECIPITATE, adj.  Anteprandial.
  
      Precipitate in all, this sinner
      Took action first, and then his dinner.
                                                                Judibras