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Webster 1913 Edition
Precipitate
Pre-cip′i-tate
,Adj.
1.
Overhasty; rash;
as, the king was too
. precipitate
in declaring warClarendon.
2.
Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time;
“The rapidity of our too precipitate course.” as, a
. precipitate
measureLandor.
3.
Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong.
Precipitate
the furious torrent flows. Prior.
4.
Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal;
as, a
. precipitate
case of disease[Obs.]
Arbuthnot.
Pre-cip′i-tate
,Noun.
[NL.
praecipitatum
: cf. F. précipité
.] (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.
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
.Pre-cip′i-tate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Precipitated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Precipitating
.] 1.
To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
She and her horse had been
precipitated
to the pebbled region of the river. W. Irving.
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 conflictBack to his sight
precipitates
her steps. Glover.
If they be daring, it may
precipitate
their designs, and prove dangerous. Bacon.
3.
(Chem.)
To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate;
as, water
. precipitates
camphor when in solution with alcoholThe light vapor of the preceding evening had been
precipitated
by the cold. W. Irving.
Pre-cip′i-tate
,Verb.
I.
1.
To dash or fall headlong.
[R.]
So many fathom down
precipitating
. Shakespeare
2.
To hasten without preparation.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Precipitate
PRECIP'ITATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To throw headlong; as, he precipitated himself from a rock.2.
To urge or press with eagerness or violence; as, to precipitate a flight.3.
To hasten. Short intermittent and swift recurrent pains do precipitate patients into consumptions.
4.
To hurry blindly or rashly. If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs and prove dangerous.
5.
To throw to the bottom of a vessel; as a substance in solution. All metals may be precipitated by alkaline salts.
PRECIP'ITATE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To fall to the bottom of a vessel, as sediment, or any substance in solution.2.
To hasten without preparation.PRECIP'ITATE
,Adj.
Precipitate the furious torrent flows.
1.
Headlong; over hasty; rashly hasty; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war.2.
Adopted with haste or without due deliberation; hasty; as a precipitate measure.3.
Hasty; violent; terminating speedily in death; as a precipitate case of disease.PRECIP'ITATE
,Noun.
Precipitate per se,
Red precipitate, the red oxyd or peroxyd of mercury.
Definition 2024
precipitate
precipitate
English
Alternative forms
- præcipitate (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Verb:
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/, /prəˈsɪpɪteɪt/
Adjective:
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /prɪˈsɪpɪtət/, /prəˈsɪpɪtət/
common but often proscribed:
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/, /prəˈsɪpɪteɪt/
Verb
precipitate (third-person singular simple present precipitates, present participle precipitating, simple past and past participle precipitated)
- (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten.
- to precipitate a journey, or a conflict
- Glover
- Back to his sight precipitates her steps.
- Francis Bacon
- If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous.
- (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- Washington Irving
- She and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled region of the river.
- Washington Irving
- (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- (intransitive, chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.
- (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- It will precipitate tomorrow, but we don't know whether as rain or snow.
- (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- Washington Irving
- The light vapour of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold.
- Washington Irving
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
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To throw an object or person from a great height
To send violently into a certain state or condition
To come out of a liquid solution into solid form
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To separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
To have water in the air fall to the ground
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Adjective
precipitate (comparative more precipitate, superlative most precipitate)
- headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
- Prior
- Precipitate the furious torrent flows.
- Prior
- Very steep; precipitous.
- With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
- Moving with excessive speed or haste.
- The king was too precipitate in declaring war.
- a precipitate case of disease
- Performed very rapidly or abruptly.
Translations
Headlong; falling steeply or vertically
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Very steep; precipitous
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With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong
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Moving with excessive speed or haste
Performed very rapidly or abruptly
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
From New Latin praecipitatum
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /prɪˈsɪpɪtət/, /prəˈsɪpɪtət/
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/, /prəˈsɪpɪteɪt/
Noun
precipitate (plural precipitates)
- A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
- (chemistry) A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution.
Translations
chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Related terms
Anagrams
Italian
Adjective
precipitate f pl
- feminine plural of precipitato
Verb
precipitate
- second-person plural present of precipitare
- second-person plural imperative of precipitare
- feminine plural past participle of precipitare