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to precip

to precip

8.3
To cause a solid to form and come out of a liquid
  • verb
  • /ˈprɛsɪp/
  • Jargon
translation icon : precipitar
  • This fluid is now liquid gold, but we want it solid, so to precipitate it I'll add a couple teaspoon of sodium metabisulfate.

So if we have this large GFP that's folded, when that is treated with acid, GFP is going to precipitate, right?

Examples

  • And so you know what's done, the reaction is run for a given time point, the reaction is quenched with acid to precipitate the proteins.

  • So if we have this large GFP that's folded, when that is treated with acid, GFP is going to precipitate, right?

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  • You can definitely precipitate certain insights by doing something a little more directed than just noticing whatever happens to arise.

  • To isolate the compound, we need to precipitate it by adding an alcohol to the solution.

  • The laboratory technician will precipitate the crystals by cooling the solution slowly.

  • In the experiment, we can precipitate the substances by adjusting the pH level of the mixture.

Synonyms

to precipitate
vsto precip
  • Specialized
3 8.0

To separate from a liquid and form solid particles

causes the separation rather than just undergoing it

Surface Forms

precip infinitive
precipitated past
precipitated past participle
precipitating present participle
precips third person singular

Etymology

Precip comes from the old Latin praecipitare 'to throw down', and in the lab it means to make a substance 'fall out' of a solution, so to precip something is to cause it to separate and settle.