Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who precipitates; especially, one who urges on with undue haste; one who rashly brings to pass.
- noun That which brings about the precipitation or downfall of atmospheric moisture.
- noun That which causes or favors chemical precipitation; an apparatus for inducing precipitation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
precipitates , orurges on withvehemence orrashness . - noun A person who, or device that, carries out
precipitation . - noun An
apparatus whichremoves dust particles fromgases byelectrostatic precipitation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
Etymologies
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Examples
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The demographic make up of Iran is the most obvious precipitator of the reform movement's appeal and communication savviness with more than 70% of the 70 million population being under the age of 30.
Adel Iskandar: New Media and Iran's Revolutionary Impulse Adel Iskandar 2011
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The demographic make up of Iran is the most obvious precipitator of the reform movement's appeal and communication savviness with more than 70% of the 70 million population being under the age of 30.
Adel Iskandar: New Media and Iran's Revolutionary Impulse Adel Iskandar 2011
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Shoveling snow is a common precipitator of heart attacks.
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The demographic make up of Iran is the most obvious precipitator of the reform movement's appeal and communication savviness with more than 70% of the 70 million population being under the age of 30.
Adel Iskandar: New Media and Iran's Revolutionary Impulse Adel Iskandar 2011
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The demographic make up of Iran is the most obvious precipitator of the reform movement's appeal and communication savviness with more than 70% of the 70 million population being under the age of 30.
Adel Iskandar: New Media and Iran's Revolutionary Impulse Adel Iskandar 2011
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In conjunction with poor nutrition, stress is the single greatest precipitator of premature aging, and exercise is the most effective way to reduce stress.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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A principal precipitator of much of this was, of course, the mere presence of Barack Obama on the Democratic ticket, and the efforts by his opponents to negatively exploit his name, parentage, and upbringing.
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A principal precipitator of much of this was, of course, the mere presence of Barack Obama on the Democratic ticket, and the efforts by his opponents to negatively exploit his name, parentage, and upbringing.
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As a dermatologist, I can unequivocally state that stress is also the precipitator of a great many skin problems; in fact, these problems often have their roots in the psyche.
Dr. Nicholas Perricone: Mickey Rourke: Getting it Right 2009
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My decades of research show that chronic, sub-clinical inflammation is the single greatest precipitator of aging and age-related diseases.
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