11 Letter Words for Precipitate
peripatetic, precipitate
9 Letter Words for Precipitate
crepitate, epipteric, peripetia
8 Letter Words for Precipitate
appetite, atreptic, ceratite, crapette, epitrite, ettercap, peritcia, petteria, piperate, precepit, priceite
7 Letter Words for Precipitate
acetite, apeptic, appetit, ariette, atretic, capette, cappier, catpipe, cattier, citrate, crappie, epeiric, epicarp, epicier, epitria, ereptic, icteria, iterate, paretic, partite, patrice, peatier, pectate, percept, percipi, periapt, pettier, picrate, picrite, piperic, pipette, piratic, piteira, precept, precipe, precite, pretape, priapic, racette, receipt, tappice, tearpit, teratic, tiercet, tipcart, tippier, triatic, trippet
6 Letter Words for Precipitate
aceite, acrite, apiece, appere, appert, appete, arette, attice, attire, capite, capper, cappie, carpet, catter, cattie, cepter, cerate, cerite, certie, cetera, create, ecarte, epeira, epitra, iatric, ittria, pacier, papier, pariet, partie, pattee, patter, pearce, pecite, peirce, peptic, peract, pereia, perite, periti, perpet, petate, peteca, petite, petrie, petter, piatti, piecer, pierce, pietic, pipier, pirate, pitier, pitpit, pitter, pratie, preace, priapi, pteria, pteric, rappee, ratite, recept, recipe, recite, repace, repeat, repipe, retape, rippet, rippit, taipei, tapete, tapeti, tapper, tappet, tappit, tercet, tercia, tertia, tertii, tetric, tierce, tietac, tipcat, tippee, tipper, tippet, tipree, treppe, triace, triact, tricae, tricep
5 Letter Words for Precipitate
acier, aeric, aerie, apert, appet, apter, arete, arett, arite, artic, atrip, atter, attic, caper, capri, caret, carpe, carpi, carte, cater, cerat, ceria, cippi, citee, citer, craie, crape, crate, creep, crepe, crept, creta, crete, cripe, eater, ecart, epact, erect, erept, erica, etape, icier, irate, pacer, paire, pairt, paper, parte, parti, patee, patte, peace, peare, peart, peert, perai, perca, perce, perea, perit, petar, peter, petit, petre, petri, petti, picea, picra, piece, piert, pieta, piper, pipit, pipra, pirai, pitta, prate, pratt, preta, price, rapic, rappe, ratti, react, reate, recap, recip, recit, recpt, recti, reice, repic, retia, retie, retip, tacet, tacit, taper, tapet, tapir, tapit, tarie, tarte, tater, tatie, teart, tecta, terai, terap, terce, tetra, tetri, ticer, tipit, titar, titer, trace, tract, trait, trape, trapt, treat, triac, trica, trice, tripe, tript, trite
4 Letter Words for Precipitate
acer, acpt, acre, aire, airt, aper, apii, appt, aret, arte, atip, atte, cair, cape, capi, capt, care, carp, cart, cate, cepa, cepe, cera, cere, cert, cete, ceti, cira, cire, cite, crap, crip, crit, crpe, eira, eire, epic, epit, erat, eria, eric, erie, etat, etic, iare, icer, irpe, itai, iter, pace, pact, paip, pair, pape, parc, pare, pari, parp, part, pate, patt, peai, pear, peat, peep, peer, pere, peri, perp, pert, peta, pete, pica, pice, pict, pier, piet, pipa, pipe, pipi, pita, prat, prec, pree, prep, pret, prie, race, rait, rape, rapt, rate, rcpt, reap, rect, reet, reit, repp, rept, rete, rice, ripa, ripe, ripp, ript, rita, rite, ritt, tace, tact, tait, tape, tare, tari, tarp, tart, tate, teap, tear, teat, teca, teer, teet, tepa, tepe, tera, terp, tete, tiar, tice, tier, tipe, tipt, tire, tite, titi, trac, trap, trat, tree, tret, trie, trip, trit
3 Letter Words for Precipitate
ace, act, aer, air, ait, apc, ape, app, apr, apt, arc, are, art, ate, atp, att, cai, cap, car, cat, cee, cep, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, cpa, cpi, cpr, cpt, crt, cte, ctr, ear, eat, ect, eec, eer, eir, epa, epi, era, ere, ert, eta, etc, ice, ipr, ira, ire, ita, pac, pap, par, pat, pci, pcp, pct, pea, pec, pee, pep, per, pet, pia, pic, pie, pip, pir, pit, ppa, ppi, ppr, ppt, prc, pre, prp, pta, pte, ptp, ptt, rai, rap, rat, rct, rea, rec, ree, rei, rep, ria, rie, rip, rit, rpt, rte, rti, tai, tap, tar, tat, tcp, tea, tec, tee, ter, tet, tic, tie, tip, tit, tpi, tra, tri, trp, trt
Definitions for Precipitate
[1] to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
[2] to cast down headlong; fling or hurl down.
[3] to cast, plunge, or send, especially violently or abruptly: He precipitated himself into the struggle.
[4] Chemistry . to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent.
[5] Meteorology . to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail, drizzle, etc.
[6] to separate from a solution as a precipitate.
[7] to be cast or thrown down headlong.
[8] headlong: a precipitate fall down the stairs.
[9] rushing headlong or rapidly onward.
[10] proceeding rapidly or with great haste: a precipitate retreat.
[11] exceedingly sudden or abrupt: a precipitate stop; a precipitate decision.
[12] done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty; rash: a precipitate marriage.
[13] Chemistry . a substance precipitated from a solution.
[14] moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc.
[15] (tr) to cause to happen too soon or sooner than expected; bring on
[16] to throw or fall from or as from a height
[17] to cause (moisture) to condense and fall as snow, rain, etc, or (of moisture, rain, etc) to condense and fall thus
[18] chem to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a dissolved substance separates from solution as a fine suspension of solid particles
[19] rushing ahead
[20] done rashly or with undue haste
[21] sudden and brief
[22] chem a precipitated solid in its suspended form or after settling or filtering
Words related to Precipitate
hasten, trigger, accelerate, expedite, advance, fling, launch, further, dispatch, cast, hurl, press, discharge, throw, quicken
Words nearby Precipitate
precipice, precipitable, precipitable water, precipitancy, precipitant, precipitate, precipitate labor, precipitation, precipitation hardening, precipitin, precipitin test
Origin of Precipitate
1520–30; (v. and adj.) < Latin praecipitātus (past participle of praecipitāre to cast down headlong), equivalent to praecipit- (stem of praeceps steep; see precipice) + -ātus -ate1; (noun) < New Latin praecipitātum a precipitate, noun use of neuter of praecipitātus
Words that may be confused with Precipitate
precipitate, precipitous
Other words from Precipitate
pre·cip·i·tate·ly , adverb
pre·cip·i·tate·ness , noun
pre·cip·i·ta·tive , adjective
pre·cip·i·ta·tor , noun
non·pre·cip·i·ta·tive , adjective
un·pre·cip·i·tate , adjective
un·pre·cip·i·tate·ly , adverb
un·pre·cip·i·tate·ness , noun
un·pre·cip·i·tat·ed , adjective
un·pre·cip·i·ta·tive , adjective
un·pre·cip·i·ta·tive·ly , adverb
Word origin for Precipitate
C16: from Latin praecipitāre to throw down headlong, from praeceps headlong, steep, from prae before, in front + caput head
Synonyms for Precipitate
accelerate, expedite, hasten, trigger, advance, cast, discharge, dispatch, fling, further, hurl, launch, press, quicken, throw, bring on, let fly, push forward, send forth, speed up
