Precipitate

  • 131abrupt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sudden, precipitate, short, curt; steep, precipitous, sheer; sudden or sharp (turn, etc.); jerky. See instantaneity.Ant., gradual. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of things, usually landscape ] Syn …

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  • 132coprecipitate — |kō+ verb Etymology: co + precipitate : to precipitate together * * * coprecipitation, n. /koh pri sip i tayt /, v., coprecipitated, coprecipitating. Chem. v.t. 1. to cause to precipitate together. v.i. 2. to precipitate together in the same… …

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