Definitions for Precipitate
prɪˈsɪp ɪˌteɪt; -tɪt, -ˌteɪtpre·cip·i·tate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. precipitateadjective

   a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

2. hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitousverb

   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"

3. precipitateverb

   bring about abruptly

   "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"

4. precipitateverb

   separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

5. precipitate, come down, fallverb

   fall from clouds

   "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

6. precipitateverb

   fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

   "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

7. precipitateverb

   hurl or throw violently

   "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"

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1. Precipitatenoun

   atmospheric moisture condensed as rain or snow, etc.; same as precipitation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Precipitateadjective

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Steeply falling.

   Barcephas saith, it was necessary this paradise should be set at such a height, because the four rivers, had they not fallen so precipitate, could not have had sufficient force to thrust themselves under the great ocean. Walter Raleigh.

   When the full stores their antient bounds disdain,
   Precipitate the furious torrent flows;
   In vain would speed avoid, or strength oppose. Matthew Prior.

   2. Headlong; hasty; rashly hasty.

   The archbishop, too precipitate in pressing the reception of that which he thought a reformation, paid dearly for it. Edward Hyde.

   3. Hasty; violent.

   Mr. Gay died of a mortification of the bowels; it was the most precipitate case I ever knew, having cut him off in three days. Alexander Pope, to Swift.

2. Precipitatenoun

   A corrosive medicine made by precipitating mercury.

   As the escar separated, I rubb’d the super-excrescence of flesh with the vitriol-stone, or sprinkled it with precipitate. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

3. To PRECIPITATEverb

   Etymology: præcipito, Lat. precipiter, Fr. in all the senses.

   1. To throw headlong.

   She had a king to her son in law, yet was, upon dark and unknown reasons, precipitated and banished the world into a nunnery. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   Ere vengeance
   Precipitate thee with augmented pain. John Milton.

   They were wont, upon a superstition, to precipitate a man from some high cliff into the sea, tying about him with strings many great fowls. John Wilkins.

   The virgin from the ground
   Upstarting fresh, already clos’d the wound,
   Precipitates her flight. Dryden.

   The goddess guides her son, and turns him from the light,
   Herself involv’d in clouds, precipitates her flight. Dryden.

   2. To hasten unexpectedly.

   Short, intermittent and swift recurrent pains to precipitate patients into consumptions. Gideon Harvey.

   3. To hurry blindly or rashly.

   As for having them obnoxious to ruin, if they be of fearful natures, it may do well; but if they be stout and daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous. Francis Bacon.

   Dear Erythræa, let not such blind fury
   Precipitate your thoughts, nor set them working,
   Till time shall lend them better means,
   Than lost complaints. John Denham, Sophy.

   4. To throw to the bottom. A term of chymistry opposed to sublime.

   Gold endures a vehement fire long without any change, and after it has been divided by corrosive liquors into invisible parts, yet may presently be precipitated, so as to appear again in its own form. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol.

4. To Precipitateverb

   1. To fall headlong.

   Had’st thou been aught but goss’mer feathers,
   So many fathom down precipitating,
   Thoud’st shiver like an egg. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   2. To fall to the bottom as a sediment.

   By strong water every metal will precipitate. Francis Bacon.

   3. To hasten without just preparation.

   Neither did the rebels spoil the country, neither on the other side did their forces encrease, which might hasten him to precipitate and assail them. Francis Bacon.

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1. precipitate

   In an aqueous solution, precipitation is the process of transforming a dissolved substance into an insoluble solid from a super-saturated solution. The solid formed is called the precipitate. In case of an inorganic chemical reaction leading to precipitation, the chemical reagent causing the solid to form is called the precipitant.The clear liquid remaining above the precipitated or the centrifuged solid phase is also called the 'supernate' or 'supernatant'. The notion of precipitation can also be extended to other domains of chemistry (organic chemistry and biochemistry) and even be applied to the solid phases (e.g., metallurgy and alloys) when solid impurities segregate from a solid phase.

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1. precipitate

   A precipitate is a solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture during a chemical reaction. It is often the result of a solute reacting with a solvent or a change in temperature or concentration. The process of forming a precipitate is called precipitation.

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1. Precipitateadjective

   overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war

2. Precipitateadjective

   lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure

3. Precipitateadjective

   falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong

4. Precipitateadjective

   ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease

5. Precipitatenoun

   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

6. Precipitateverb

   to throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height

7. Precipitateverb

   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

8. Precipitateverb

   to separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol

9. Precipitateverb

   to dash or fall headlong

10. Precipitateverb

    to hasten without preparation

11. Precipitateverb

    to separate from a solution as a precipitate. See Precipitate, n

12. Etymology: [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F. prcipit.]

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1. Precipitate

   Precipitate is an EP by New York City-based Indie-rock band Interpol. It features two tracks not on albums "Precipitate" and "Song Seven". The featured version of "A Time To Be So Small" is different from the one re-recorded and released three years later on Antics and "PDA" differs from the one released on Turn on the Bright Lights and Fukd ID #3. The EP was limited to 500 copies. It was sold a year before Interpol's critically acclaimed album Turn on the Bright Lights was released.

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1. Precipitate

   prē-sip′i-tāt, v.t. to throw head-foremost: to urge with eagerness: to hurry rashly: to hasten: (chem.) to cause to fall to the bottom, as a substance in solution or suspension.—v.i. to fall headlong: to make too great haste.—adj. falling, flowing, or rushing headlong: lacking deliberation: overhasty: (med.) ending soon in death.—n. (chem.) a part of a solution, falling or causing to fall to the bottom.—n. Precipitabil′ity.—adj. Precip′itable (chem.), that may be precipitated.—ns. Precip′itance, Precip′itancy, quality of being precipitate: haste in resolving or executing a purpose.—adj. Precip′itant, falling headlong: rushing down with too great velocity: hasty: unexpectedly brought on.—n. anything that causes part of a solution to fall to the bottom.—advs. Precip′itantly; Precip′itātely, in a precipitate manner: headlong: without due thought.—n. Precipitā′tion, act of precipitating: great hurry: rash haste: rapid movement: (chem.) the process by which any substance is made to separate from another in solution, and fall to the bottom.—adj. Precip′itātive.—n. Precipitā′tor, one who, or that which, precipitates or causes precipitation.—Precipitate ointment is of two kinds, red and white—the former containing red oxide of mercury, the latter ammoniated mercury. [L. præcipitāre, -ātum—præceps.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Precipitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Precipitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Precipitate in a Sentence

1. Lindsey Dougherty:

   I found about twice as much precipitate in the disturbed clam than in the calm clam that I just left alone.

2. Henry J. Tillman:

   If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

3. Irwin Michael:

   Yesterday probably indicates the Federal Reserve will probably postpone any interest rate increase for fear that it could precipitate another decline like yesterday.

4. Herodotus:

   Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

5. Jeff Kasky:

   Every time something like what happened in Parkland occurs, one would think that would precipitate some type of action, but all it does is it gets the politicians to say now is not the time, thoughts and prayers, let's not politicize, over and over and over again, that is going to change.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Precipitate
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Precipitate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Precipitate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Precipitate
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Precipitate
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Precipitate