precipitation
/prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
- Water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- Snow is the most common form of winter precipitation in this region.
- Deserts receive very little precipitation each year.
- The forecast calls for precipitation throughout the weekend.
- The act of causing something to happen suddenly or sooner than expected.
- The precipitation of the crisis surprised everyone.
- The precipitation of the decision left no time for discussion.
- His sudden resignation led to the precipitation of a leadership change.
- In chemistry, the process of a solid forming and separating from a liquid solution.
- The chemist observed the precipitation of salt crystals in the beaker.
- Precipitation occurs when two solutions react to form an insoluble solid.
- The lab experiment demonstrated the precipitation of calcium carbonate.
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