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precipitate

/pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪt/

Meanings
  • noun

    A substance that forms and separates from a liquid or gas during a chemical reaction or natural process.

    - "The precipitate of silver chloride forms when silver nitrate solution is added to an excess of hydrochloric acid."
    - "The sediment that settles at the bottom of a lake or river is the precipitate of suspended particles."
  • verb

    To cause (a liquid or gas) to separate into a solid or sedimentary form.

    - "The water in the lake gradually precipitates sediments as it evaporates."
    - "The crystals in the solution began to precipitate as the temperature was lowered."

Pronunciation
  1. /pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪt/



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  2. /pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪt/



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Synonyms

accelerate , advance , hasten , speed up , cast , fling , throw , headlong , abrupt , precipitous , subitaneous , brant , headlong , precipitant , precipitous , hotheaded , impetuous , rash
Rhymes
Words rhyming with precipitate
apicate , acclivate , animate , cacophony , collocate , complicate , contemplate , elucidate , evaluate , explicate , hieroglyphic , implicate , locate , magnificate , misapprehend , misappreciate , misconstruc , misinterpret , misrepresent , misunderstand , obfuscate , precipitate , reappraise , reappreciate , reapprehend , reconstruc , reconstruct , recontextualize , reinterpret , represent , sublimate , transfigure , transmute
Variants
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precipitate , precipitated , precipitates , precipitating , precipitative , precipitator , precipitators , precipitately , precipitateness , precipitatenesses
Forms
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precipitates, precipitating, precipitatively


Etymology
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From the Latin word 'precipitatus', meaning 'hurried, hasty, or precipitate'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'precipitate' is also used in meteorology to describe precipitation, such as rain or snow.

  2. In chemistry, the term 'precipitate' can also refer to the solid phase in a two-phase system, such as an oil-water emulsion.

  3. The word 'precipitate' comes from the Latin word 'precipitatus', meaning 'hurried, hasty, or precipitate'.

  4. In the 19th century, the term 'precipitate' was used to describe a type of photographic emulsion that was quickly developed and fixed, resulting in a sharp image.


Related Concepts
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  1. sediment: A solid substance that settles out of a liquid or gas and accumulates at the bottom.

  2. crystallization: The process of forming crystals from a solution or melt.

  3. coagulation: The process of forming a solid mass from a liquid or gas, often through the action of a coagulant.


Quotes
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  1. When Achilles is informed by his mother, the sea-goddess Thetis, that vanquishing Hector on the battlefield will "precipitate" his own demise, he unhesitatingly opts for the gusto.

    - Mark Leyner,{it}Time{/it},13 Nov. 2000
  2. The vast room darkens. The videotape … begins on two identical screens set high above the nave. The soaring lyrics of LeeAnn Rimes's "How Do I Live (Without You)" "precipitate" a collective tension and welling, repressed tearfulness.

    - Jayne Anne Phillips,{it}Harper's{/it},November 1998

Culture
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In literature, precipitate is often used to describe hasty or impulsive actions or decisions. In art, it can refer to the process of separating a substance from a solution or mixture.

How to Memorize "precipitate"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a liquid turning into a solid or sediment, such as sand settling at the bottom of a lake.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of hasty or impulsive actions, or with the process of separating a substance from a solution.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic device by remembering the phrase 'Precipitate: A solid that separates from a liquid or gas'.


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