precipitate
has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ verb ] bring about abruptly
Examples : "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution" Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)He thereby precipitated a bitter controversy involving Protestants , Jews and Roman_Catholics that continued for two months , until the city 's Board of Hospitals lifted the ban on birth-control therapy . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (chemistry) separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
Synonyms Used in print (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)To prepare the latter , silver_chloride was precipitated from a solution containing * * f obtained from the Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory . (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)The small amount of insoluble material which precipitated during dialysis was suspended in approximately 5 ml of starting_buffer , centrifuged , resuspended in 2.5 ml of isotonic saline and tested for antibody activity . The insoluble material which precipitated during dialysis against starting_buffer always showed intense agglutinin activity , regardless of the blood_group of the donor . Once_again , both anti - A and anti - B activities were found in the insoluble material precipitated during dialysis . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
Used in print (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)The precipitate was washed twice with an 80 % saturated solution of * * f , dissolved in a small quantity of 0.1 M neutral phosphate buffer , dialyzed against cold distilled_water till free from ammonium_ions , and lyophilized using liquid_nitrogen . |
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[ verb ] (chemistry) cause to separate from solution or suspension
Used in print (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)The proteins were extracted with 3 volumes of * * f in * * f to give a nearly neutral extract and precipitated by 80 % saturation with * * f . Related terms |
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[ verb ] fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
Examples "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Synonyms Examples "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" Related terms |
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[ verb ] hurl or throw violently
Examples "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below" Related terms |
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[ verb ] fall headlong
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[ verb ] fall abruptly into a different condition
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