reprecipitation

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noun

After returning a precipitate to a dissolved state, the process of precipitating it again.

OriginEnglish precipitation ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreprecipitation (countable and uncountable, plural reprecipitations)

plural reprecipitations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAfter returning a precipitate to a dissolved state, the process of precipitating it again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishprecipitation
  7. Englishreprecipitation

From re- + precipitation.

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APA

reprecipitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprecipitation

MLA

“reprecipitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprecipitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reprecipitation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprecipitation.

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