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- noun Plural form of
precipitator .
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Examples
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It is frustrating seeing people poke fingers at the government and the oil industry as the main precipitators of the disaster that continues to unfold in the Gulf.
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It is frustrating seeing people poke fingers at the government and the oil industry as the main precipitators of the disaster that continues to unfold in the Gulf.
tingilinde: 2010
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It is frustrating seeing people poke fingers at the government and the oil industry as the main precipitators of the disaster that continues to unfold in the Gulf.
General Commentary 2010
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They are what psychologists call "precipitators," personal attributes that increase a person's likelihood of being criminally victimized.
Psychology Today 2009
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So miserable were investors and so low confidence that few noticed these precipitators of whats steadily turned into another round of integrated global growth.
The Aviation Boom Market Rick Whittington 2010
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Electrostatic precipitators typically create ozone in small amounts, although Consumer Reports recommends against introducing anything to your home that emits ozone even in small amounts.
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Electrostatic precipitators typically create ozone in small amounts, although Consumer Reports recommends against introducing anything to your home that emits ozone even in small amounts.
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I've written before about the precipitators of this transformation: economic stress and social dislocation; preachers of hate (both neo-conservatives with their anti-Muslim and anti-Arab axes to grind); irresponsible mass media (including Fox News and a whole host of talk radio shows); and politicians (some eager to exploit fear for political advantage and others too afraid to demonstrate leadership).
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I also believe—and science bears this out—that stress is one of the single greatest precipitators of accelerated aging.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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The harmful emissions can be reduced by installing scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators in the smokestacks of power plants.
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