Definition of precipitate

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Precipitate (n.) 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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Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To dash or fall headlong.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To hasten without preparation.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease..
Precipitator :: Precipitator (n.) One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness..
Overprompt :: Overprompt (a.) Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol..
Test :: Test (n.) A reaction employed to recognize or distinguish any particular substance or constituent of a compound, as the production of some characteristic precipitate; also, the reagent employed to produce such reaction; thus, the ordinary test for sulphuric acid is the production of a white insoluble precipitate of barium sulphate by means of some soluble barium salt..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war..
Precipitation :: Precipitation (n.) The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See Precipitate, n..
Phenicine :: Phenicine (n.) A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of indigo is diluted with water.
Unheedy :: Unheedy (a.) Incautious; precipitate; heedless.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (n.) 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..
Headlong :: Headlong (a. & adv.) Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
Tumble :: Tumble (v. t.) To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers..
Slow :: Slow (superl.) Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
Unwary :: Unwary (a.) Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
Coagulum :: Coagulum (a.) The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood..
Headlong :: Headlong (a.) Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly..
Tumble :: Tumble (v. i.) To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold..
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