-
overly
eager
speed (
and
possible
carelessness); "
he
soon
regretted
his
haste"
-
the
quantity
of
water
falling
to
earth
at
a
specific
place
within
a
specified
period
of
time; "
the
storm
brought
several
inches
of
precipitation"
-
an
unexpected
acceleration
or
hastening; "
he
is
responsible
for
the
precipitation
of
his
own
demise"
-
the
act
of
casting
down
or
falling
headlong
from
a
height
-
A
deposit
on
the
earth
of
hail,
mist,
rain,
sleet,
or
snow;
also,
the
quantity
of
water
deposited.
-
The
act
of
precipitating,
or
the
state
of
being
precipitated,
or
thrown
headlong.
-
Great
hurry;
rash,
tumultuous
haste;
impetuosity.
-
The
act
or
process
of
precipitating
from
a
solution.
-
Headlong
fall;
rashness;
rash
haste;
a
violent
and
swift
descent;
the
process
of
causing
the
solid
part
of
a
solution
to
separate
from
the
liquid;
the
falling
upon
the
earth's
surface
of
rain,
etc.
-
Act
of
precipitating:
great
hurry:
rash
haste:
rapid
movement.
-
The
act
of
precipitating;
great
hurry;
rash
haste;
rapid
movement.
-
Great
hurry;
tumultuous
and
blind
haste;
the
operation
of
throwing
down
from
a
liquid
a
substance
held
in
solution;
the
process
of
separating
any
substance
from
another.
Note.-
When
substances
held
in
solution
fall
down
in
a
solid
state,
they
are
called
precipitates;
substances
merely
suspended
in
a
liquid,
as
earthy
matter
in
water,
which
fall
or
settle
down,
are
called
sediments-
in
the
former
case
the
operating
cause
is
chemical,
in
the
latter
mechanical.
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