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precipitate

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtət/ noun C2
  1. A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
  2. A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution.

Plural precipitates

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“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.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 72 · B2
By a rapid movement, which the gendarme’s practiced eye had perceived, Dantès sprang forward to precipitate himself into the sea; but four vigorous arms seized him as his feet quitted the bottom of the boat.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 75 · C1

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