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Precinct
n.
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A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support.
Preciosity
n.
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Preciousness; something precious.
Precious
a.
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Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
Precious
a.
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Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
Precious
a.
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Particular; fastidious; overnice.
Preciously
adv.
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In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also used ironically.
Preciousness
n.
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The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness.
Precipe
n.
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See Praecipe, and Precept.
Precipice
n.
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A sudden or headlong fall.
Precipice
n.
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A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.
Precipient
a.
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Commanding; directing.
Precipitability
n.
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The quality or state of being precipitable.
Precipitable
a.
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Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution. See Precipitate, n. (Chem.)
Precipitance
n.
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Alt. of Precipitancy
Precipitancy
n.
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The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate; headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the precipitancy of youth.
Precipitant
a.
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Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately.
Precipitant
a.
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Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless.
Precipitant
n.
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Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.
Precipitantly
adv.
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With rash or foolish haste; in headlong manner.
Precipitantness
n.
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The quality or state of being precipitant; precipitation.
Precipitate
a.
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Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war.
Precipitate
a.
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Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure.
Precipitate
a.
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Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong.
Precipitate
a.
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Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease.
Precipitate
n.
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An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface.
Precipitated
imp. & p. p.
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of Precipitate
Precipitating
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Precipitate
Precipitate
v. t.
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To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
Precipitate
v. t.
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To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict.
Precipitate
v. t.
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To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol.