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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 formation of a solid in a solution during a chemical reaction. When the chemical reaction occurs the solid formed is called the precipitate. This can occur when an insoluble substance, the precipitate, is formed in the solution due to a reaction or when the solution has been supersaturated by a compound. The formation of a precipitate is a sign of a chemical change. In most situations, the solid forms ("falls") out of the solute phase, and sinks to the bottom of the solution (though it will float if it is less dense than the solvent, or form a suspension).
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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

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