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precipitate

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PRECIPITATE

1
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause <the exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances>
2
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid <the chemist filtered out the precipitate from the solution>
Related Words lees; ooze, silt, sludge; dross, slag, waste

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