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precip

precip

8.6
A solid that forms and comes out of a liquid during a chemical reaction
  • noun
  • /ˈprɛsɪp/
  • Jargon
translation icon : precipitado
  • When mixing the solutions, a white precip formed at the bottom of the beaker.

Examples

  • During the experiment, we observed that a yellow precip began to settle out of the solution.

  • And one of the precipitates that you can form is various copper, aluminum compounds.

  • So if you are not part of the solution, who are part of the precipitate, that's my T-shirt.

  • Last time I checked, in July, the Forest Service's precip map for the Colorado high country showed snowpack/precip at 108% of normal (30-year average, I think) with the north-central region at 152%!

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  • The chemist explained how to collect the precip after the reaction was complete.

Synonyms

precipitate
vsprecip
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A solid that forms and settles out of a liquid

is the informal shortened form used in casual contexts

Surface Forms

precip singular
precips plural

Etymology

Precip comes from an old Latin verb praecipitare, which means 'to fall headfirst' or 'to throw down'. In chemistry a precip is a solid that 'falls out' of a liquid, so the name reminds you the solid has 'fallen' from the solution.