precipitatingn.

Brit.

/prᵻˈsɪpᵻteɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/priˈsɪpəˌteɪdɪŋ/,

/prəˈsɪpəˌteɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precipitate v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < precipitate v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of precipitate v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [noun] > solid matter which falls to bottom of liquid > fact of depositing

precipitationa1550

precipitating1639

depot1794

deposition1799

depositation1806

deposit1823

1639 Remonstrance of Nobility (Church Scotl. Gen. Assembly) 10 This extremity of the precipitating of the Kirk and kingdome in a world of confusions upon the one side.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 62 By attenuating the grosser parts..volatilizing some, precipitating of others.

1683 J. Pettus Fleta Minor (1686) i. 83 The Philosophers do write of precipitating, by which the Silver in common tin may be put down.

1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VII. vii. 36 He regrets very much the precipitating of her: Yet pities her parents and brothers.

1873 ‘M. Twain’ Gilded Age xiii. 128 The precipitating of this casual intercourse into the more substantial form of an acquaintanceship.

1887 Daily News 31 Oct. 2/6 Thirteen precipitating tanks on the land side of the existing reservoir will receive the sewage.

1954 J. Hafley Glass Roof iv. 127 The descriptive sequence makes possible a constant precipitating of justification from the solution in which the characters think and behave.

1988 R. Rotberg Founder xix. 541 This is a plausible reconstruction of Rhodes' role in the precipitating of the final debacle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

precipitatingadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈsɪpᵻteɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/priˈsɪpəˌteɪdɪŋ/,

/prəˈsɪpəˌteɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precipitate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < precipitate v. + -ing suffix².

That precipitates (in various senses of the verb).

†1. Falling steeply or vertically from a height; steep, precipitous. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [adjective] > steep or precipitous

prerupt1603

precipitate1615

precipitating1615

precipitious1631

precipit1648

precipitous1660

skerrya1800

steeped-to1858

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iii. 183 This Caue is..hewne out of the precipitating rocke.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 278 The Ponds being hewne out..from the deualling face of a precipitating mountaine.

1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 431 Some were covered with forest; and some with precipitating streams.

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 40 The progressive motion impressed upon the precipitating masses.

1878 H. Bonar My Old Lett. ii. 48 The strata of the ages, as they flowed And ebbed, precipitating, deep and foul.

†2. Moving rapidly or violently; causing rapid movement; abrupt, sudden. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > hasty or sudden

subitane?a1425

subite?1483

subitany1603

precipitating1638

subitaneous1645

precipitous1646

precipitant1649

precipitate1658

precipitious1676

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 35 Yet ere death cald for them, they were cald for, by precipitating ends.

1649 J. Quarles Kingly Bed of Miserie 96 But stay Precipitating quill, I've lost my way.

1691 N. Tate Poem Voy. to Holland 14 Their Trenches lost, precipitating Fear Drives back the Front on their Astonish'd Rear.

1705 C. Johnson Fortune in her Wits ii. i. 23 Let some precipitating Whirlwind seize me.

?1792 J. M. Ray Synopsis 41 The precipitating force accelerates the motion, and carries it up.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 23 A whirlwind swept it on, With fierce gusts and precipitating force.

†3. Acting with excessive haste or without consideration; rash, hasty. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > foolishly or recklessly

hastivec1300

racklec1300

hastya1375

foolhastya1393

headya1425

properant1531

headlonga1533

steep1601

precipitate1607

precipitant1608

proclive1609

precipitious1612

precipitous1646

precipitating1681

ram-stam1786

precipit1922

1681 T. D'Urfey Progress Honesty iv. 4 So the reverend Sire..thus begun To pitty and instruct his just precipitating Son.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xxx. 195 A man so generous, tho' so precipitating.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cvi. 515 The precipitating manner in which Captain Ahab had quitted the Samuel Enderby of London, had not been unattended with some small violence to his own person.

4. Chiefly Chemistry. That causes precipitation (precipitation n. 6, 9).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [adjective] > deposited > causing

precipitating1842

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to precipitation

precipitated1650

precipitating1912

1842 T. Graham Elements Chem. 581 This hydrate is decomposed in boiling water..but is apt to carry down a little of its precipitating alkali.

1912 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 174 262 The brush form of discharge from points is only a good precipitating agent when the current of gas is small.

1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xxi. 310/2 There are two varieties of packaged [water] softeners: nonprecipitating and precipitating. Nonprecipitating types..‘sequester’ the offending minerals and hold them in solution.

5. Chiefly Psychology. That brings something about, esp. quickly or suddenly; that is the immediate cause or occasion of a particular effect or condition; causative.

ΚΠ

1889 Lancet 16 Nov. 1005/2 Apoplectic ovum was a frequent cause of ruptured tubal pregnancy, but..in the two cases he had related it was the precipitating cause of the rupture.

1950 J. A. Hadfield Psychol. & Mental Health xvi. 410 We style our method direct reductive analysis: it is reductive in that we analyse back to the deep-seated and predisposing causes as well as the more recent and precipitating causes.

1968 A. Storr Human Aggression ii. 14 It is important to realize that the aggressive response is not a reflex action which dies down immediately the precipitating threat disappears.

1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. xxxv. 102 Intravenous fluids should not be aggressively administered unless hypovolemia is a precipitating factor in CPA [= cardiopulmonary arrest].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precipitating
释义	precipitatingn. Brit. /prᵻˈsɪpᵻteɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /priˈsɪpəˌteɪdɪŋ/, /prəˈsɪpəˌteɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precipitate v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < precipitate v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of precipitate v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [noun] > solid matter which falls to bottom of liquid > fact of depositing precipitationa1550 precipitating1639 depot1794 deposition1799 depositation1806 deposit1823 1639 Remonstrance of Nobility (Church Scotl. Gen. Assembly) 10 This extremity of the precipitating of the Kirk and kingdome in a world of confusions upon the one side. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 62 By attenuating the grosser parts..volatilizing some, precipitating of others. 1683 J. Pettus Fleta Minor (1686) i. 83 The Philosophers do write of precipitating, by which the Silver in common tin may be put down. 1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VII. vii. 36 He regrets very much the precipitating of her: Yet pities her parents and brothers. 1873 ‘M. Twain’ Gilded Age xiii. 128 The precipitating of this casual intercourse into the more substantial form of an acquaintanceship. 1887 Daily News 31 Oct. 2/6 Thirteen precipitating tanks on the land side of the existing reservoir will receive the sewage. 1954 J. Hafley Glass Roof iv. 127 The descriptive sequence makes possible a constant precipitating of justification from the solution in which the characters think and behave. 1988 R. Rotberg Founder xix. 541 This is a plausible reconstruction of Rhodes' role in the precipitating of the final debacle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). precipitatingadj. Brit. /prᵻˈsɪpᵻteɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /priˈsɪpəˌteɪdɪŋ/, /prəˈsɪpəˌteɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precipitate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < precipitate v. + -ing suffix². That precipitates (in various senses of the verb). †1. Falling steeply or vertically from a height; steep, precipitous. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [adjective] > steep or precipitous prerupt1603 precipitate1615 precipitating1615 precipitious1631 precipit1648 precipitous1660 skerrya1800 steeped-to1858 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iii. 183 This Caue is..hewne out of the precipitating rocke. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 278 The Ponds being hewne out..from the deualling face of a precipitating mountaine. 1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 431 Some were covered with forest; and some with precipitating streams. 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 40 The progressive motion impressed upon the precipitating masses. 1878 H. Bonar My Old Lett. ii. 48 The strata of the ages, as they flowed And ebbed, precipitating, deep and foul. †2. Moving rapidly or violently; causing rapid movement; abrupt, sudden. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > hasty or sudden subitane?a1425 subite?1483 subitany1603 precipitating1638 subitaneous1645 precipitous1646 precipitant1649 precipitate1658 precipitious1676 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 35 Yet ere death cald for them, they were cald for, by precipitating ends. 1649 J. Quarles Kingly Bed of Miserie 96 But stay Precipitating quill, I've lost my way. 1691 N. Tate Poem Voy. to Holland 14 Their Trenches lost, precipitating Fear Drives back the Front on their Astonish'd Rear. 1705 C. Johnson Fortune in her Wits ii. i. 23 Let some precipitating Whirlwind seize me. ?1792 J. M. Ray Synopsis 41 The precipitating force accelerates the motion, and carries it up. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 23 A whirlwind swept it on, With fierce gusts and precipitating force. †3. Acting with excessive haste or without consideration; rash, hasty. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > foolishly or recklessly hastivec1300 racklec1300 hastya1375 foolhastya1393 headya1425 properant1531 headlonga1533 steep1601 precipitate1607 precipitant1608 proclive1609 precipitious1612 precipitous1646 precipitating1681 ram-stam1786 precipit1922 1681 T. D'Urfey Progress Honesty iv. 4 So the reverend Sire..thus begun To pitty and instruct his just precipitating Son. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xxx. 195 A man so generous, tho' so precipitating. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cvi. 515 The precipitating manner in which Captain Ahab had quitted the Samuel Enderby of London, had not been unattended with some small violence to his own person. 4. Chiefly Chemistry. That causes precipitation (precipitation n. 6, 9). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [adjective] > deposited > causing precipitating1842 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to precipitation precipitated1650 precipitating1912 1842 T. Graham Elements Chem. 581 This hydrate is decomposed in boiling water..but is apt to carry down a little of its precipitating alkali. 1912 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 174 262 The brush form of discharge from points is only a good precipitating agent when the current of gas is small. 1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xxi. 310/2 There are two varieties of packaged [water] softeners: nonprecipitating and precipitating. Nonprecipitating types..‘sequester’ the offending minerals and hold them in solution. 5. Chiefly Psychology. That brings something about, esp. quickly or suddenly; that is the immediate cause or occasion of a particular effect or condition; causative. ΚΠ 1889 Lancet 16 Nov. 1005/2 Apoplectic ovum was a frequent cause of ruptured tubal pregnancy, but..in the two cases he had related it was the precipitating cause of the rupture. 1950 J. A. Hadfield Psychol. & Mental Health xvi. 410 We style our method direct reductive analysis: it is reductive in that we analyse back to the deep-seated and predisposing causes as well as the more recent and precipitating causes. 1968 A. Storr Human Aggression ii. 14 It is important to realize that the aggressive response is not a reflex action which dies down immediately the precipitating threat disappears. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. xxxv. 102 Intravenous fluids should not be aggressively administered unless hypovolemia is a precipitating factor in CPA [= cardiopulmonary arrest]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1639adj.1615
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