precipitate
/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/ verbe C2En français : précipiter
- To make something happen suddenly and quickly. · to precipitate a journey, or a conflict· it precipitated their success
- To throw an object or person from a great height.
- To send violently into a certain state or condition. · we were precipitated into a conflict
- (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form. · Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.
- (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets. · It will precipitate tomorrow, but we don't know whether as rain or snow.
- To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- To fall headlong.
He/she/it precipitates · Prétérit precipitated · Participe passé precipitated · Forme en -ing precipitating
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- precipitate
- He/she/it
- precipitates
- Prétérit
- precipitated
- Participe passé
- precipitated
- Forme en -ing
- precipitating
Dans la bibliothèque
“I am very sensible, madam, of the hardship to my fair cousins, and could say much on the subject, but that I am cautious of appearing forward and precipitate.
“I have found a re-agent which is precipitated by hæmoglobin, and by nothing else.” Had he discovered a gold mine, greater delight could not have shone upon his features.
In an instant the contents assumed a dull mahogany colour, and a brownish dust was precipitated to the bottom of the glass jar.
The man, dead or alive, either fell or was precipitated from a train.
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