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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Heady :: Heady (a.) Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.
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..
Rashful :: Rashful (a.) Rash; hasty; precipitate.
Dreg :: Dreg (n.) Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds; sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of anything; as, the dregs of society..
Precipitant :: Precipitant (a.) Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately..
Unheedy :: Unheedy (a.) Incautious; precipitate; heedless.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
Headlong :: Headlong (a.) Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war..
Hastily :: Hastily (adv.) Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly.
Precipitation :: Precipitation (n.) The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) 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 conflict..
Tared :: Tared (a.) Weighed; determined; reduced to equal or standard weight; as, tared filter papers, used in weighing precipitates..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To dash or fall headlong.
Overhasty :: Overhasty (a.) Too hasty; precipitate; rash.
Sudden :: Sudden (a.) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
Coagulum :: Coagulum (a.) The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood..
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..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong..
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