Definition of precipitate

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Precipitate (a.) Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war..

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Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
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 (v. i.) To hasten without preparation.
Hurry :: Hurry (v. t.) To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
Tumble :: Tumble (v. i.) To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure..
Precipitant :: Precipitant (a.) Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately..
Precipitancy :: Precipitancy (n.) The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate; headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the precipitancy of youth..
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.
Heady :: Heady (a.) Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.
Precipitant :: Precipitant (n.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.
Rosacic :: Rosacic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also lithic acid) found in certain red precipitates of urine. See Uric..
Hail :: Hail (n.) Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones..
Precipitately :: Precipitately (adv.) In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly.
Unwary :: Unwary (a.) Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease..
Sudden :: Sudden (a.) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
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..
Precipitated :: Precipitated (imp. & p. p.) of Precipitat.
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