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Precipitator

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Noun

1. cottrell precipitator, electrostatic precipitator, precipitator

removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation

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Precipitator

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verb (prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt )
1. (transitive)
to cause to happen too soon or sooner than expected; bring on
2. 
to throw or fall from or as from a height
3. 
to cause (moisture) to condense and fall as snow, rain, etc, or (of moisture, rain, etc) to condense and fall thus
4. chemistry
to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a dissolved substance separates from solution as a fine suspension of solid particles
adjective (prɪˈsɪpɪtɪt )
5. 
rushing ahead
6. 
done rashly or with undue haste
7. 
sudden and brief
noun (prɪˈsɪpɪtɪt )
8. chemistry
a precipitated solid in its suspended form or after settling or filtering

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Precipitator

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verb transitiveWord forms: preˈcipiˌtated or preˈcipiˌtating
1. 
to throw headlong; hurl downward
2. 
to cause to happen before expected, warranted, needed, or desired; bring on; hasten
to precipitate a crisis
3.  Chemistry
a. 
to cause (a slightly soluble substance) to become insoluble, as by heat or by a chemical reagent, and separate out from a solution
b. 
to cause the separation of a suspended liquid or solid from a gas
4.  Meteorology
to condense (water vapor) and cause to fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.
verb intransitive
5.  Chemistry
to be precipitated
6.  Meteorology
to condense and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.
adjective
7. 
falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc.
8. 
acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly; impetuous; headstrong
9. 
very sudden, unexpected, or abrupt
noun
10. 
a substance that is precipitated out from a solution or gas

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Precipitator

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v. pre·cip·i·tat·ed, pre·cip·i·tat·ing, pre·cip·i·tates
v.tr.
1. To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely: an announcement that precipitated a political crisis.
2. To cause to fall down from a height; hurl downward: "The finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below" (Thornton Wilder).
3. To put suddenly into a certain state or condition: "He was like a man who had never known liberty and was all at once precipitated into it" (Taylor Caldwell).
4. Meteorology To cause (a form of water, as rain or snow) to fall from the air.
5. Chemistry To cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution.
v.intr.
1. Meteorology To fall from the air as a form of water, such as rain or snow.
2. Chemistry To be separated from a solution as a solid.
adj. (-tĭt)
1. Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong.
2. Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation. See Synonyms at impetuous.
3. Occurring suddenly or unexpectedly.
n. (-tāt, -tĭt)
1. Chemistry A solid or solid phase separated from a solution.
2. A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.

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