Definition of precipitate

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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..

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Unwary :: Unwary (a.) Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See Precipitate, n..
Forcing :: Forcing (n.) The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition..
Tared :: Tared (a.) Weighed; determined; reduced to equal or standard weight; as, tared filter papers, used in weighing precipitates..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
Precipitator :: Precipitator (n.) One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness..
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..
Precipitous :: Precipitous (a.) Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts..
Overprompt :: Overprompt (a.) Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate.
Headlong :: Headlong (a.) Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly..
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..
Hastily :: Hastily (adv.) Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly.
Rosacic :: Rosacic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also lithic acid) found in certain red precipitates of urine. See Uric..
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..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. i.) To dash or fall headlong.
Precipitable :: Precipitable (a.) Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution. See Precipitate, n. (Chem.).
Phenicine :: Phenicine (n.) A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of indigo is diluted with water.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war..
Cloud-burst :: Cloud-burst (n.) A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong..
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