precipitation
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- noun
- /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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precipitación
- If the product is amorphous or a mixture of amorphous and crystalline forms, then the term precipitation applies.
- chemical precipitation
- precipitation of calcium carbonate
- a precipitation tank
The film quickly replaced itself by lateral extension from the surrounding surface, recharged by precipitation from the reservoir below.
- The film quickly replaced itself by lateral extension from the surrounding surface, recharged by precipitation from the reservoir below.
Examples
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The Energy Security Act of 1980 created the Federal Interagency Task Force on Acid Precipitation.
Academic text (1991) -
Second, for convenience, they added the bucket contents to the precipitation tank rather than to the buffer tank.
Academic text (1999) -
Strengthening the evolution of the size was consistent with the theory of precipitation at high super saturations.
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What we have in here is the precipitation or the murkiness which was formed in our solution and I hope you can see it, it's not a light blue colour.
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The water was stirred with a spoon and left to settle to clarity, after which the precipitation time was noted (Table 3).
Academic text (2008) -
High-quality DNA was yielded from lysis of cells by isolation of DNA, precipitation, and purification.
Blog text (21) -
In that region, acid precipitation has destroyed 180,000 hectares of forests and damaged an additional 382,000 hectares.
Academic text (1996) -
During the experiment, the researchers observed the precipitation of a white solid in the solution after adding the reagent.
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The chemist explained that the precipitation occurs when the concentration of the dissolved substance exceeds its solubility.
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After mixing the two solutions, we noted the rapid precipitation of crystals forming at the bottom of the flask.
Compounds
- Specialized
A way to remove dust from gas by using an electric charge so particles stick to metal plates
- Specialized
Rain or snow that contains acid because of pollution from factories and cars
How Dispersed
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9.4
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7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
precipitation = precipitate (transparent) = precipitate + ation
A standard noun formed from the verb 'precipitate' used widely in chemistry to name the process of forming a precipitate.
Etymology
Precipitation originally meant 'a falling' and comes from Latin praecipitare, where caput 'head' gives the image of something coming down. In chemistry, precipitation is a solid that 'falls out' of a liquid solution, which keeps the same 'falling' idea.