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💧 Causing precipitation ⚡ Causing something quickly
precipitative

precipitative

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Causing rain to fall or a solid to form from a liquid
  • adjective
  • /prɪˈsɪpɪtətɪv/
  • Specialized
: precipitado
  • Adding the reagent had a precipitative effect, forming crystals at the bottom of the beaker.

Examples

  • Heavy clouds and a drop in temperature created precipitative conditions, leading to sudden rainfall.

  • Certain chemicals have precipitative properties that cause solids to form.

  • The precipitative process separated the solid from the liquid in the laboratory experiment.

  • The precipitative process in the atmosphere leads to rainfall.

  • Heavy clouds and a drop in temperature created precipitative conditions, leading to sudden rainfall.

  • The precipitative process separated the solid from the liquid in the laboratory experiment.

  • Adding the reagent had a precipitative effect, forming crystals at the bottom of the beaker.

Surface Forms

precipitative positive

Morphology

precipitative = precipitate (transparent) = precipitate + ive

Formed from the verb 'precipitate' with the adjectival suffix '-ive'; the meaning 'causing or relating to precipitation' follows directly.

Etymology

Precipitative comes from the Latin praecipitare, which meant 'to fall headlong' and shares the same idea as precipitate and precipice. In science this keeps the 'falling' image, because a solid can 'fall' out of a solution or rain 'falls' from clouds.