precipitate

precipitate /pre·cip·i·tate/ (-sip´ĭ-tāt)

1. to cause settling in solid particles of substance in solution.

2. a deposit of solid particles settled out of a solution.

3. occurring with undue rapidity.

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pre·cip·i·tate (pr-sp-tt, -tt)

n.

1. A solid or solid phase separated from a solution.

2. A punctate opacity on the posterior surface of the cornea developing from inflammatory cells in the vitreous body. Also called punctate keratitis.

v. (-tt)

1. To cause a solid substance to be separated from a solution.

2. To be separated from a solution as a solid.

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precipitate

[prəsip′itāt, -it]

Etymology: L, praecipitare, to cast down

1  v, to cause a substance to separate or settle out of solution.

2  n, a substance that has separated from or settled out of a solution.

3  adj, occurring hastily or unexpectedly.

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precipitate (prēsip´itāt),

n an insoluble solid substance that forms from chemical reactions between solutions.

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precipitate

1. to cause settling of a soluble substance in solution.

2. a deposit of solid particles settled out of a solution.

3. occurring with undue rapidity, as precipitate labor.