3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See
Precipitate, n.
Pre*cip"i*tate*ly (?), adv. In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily;
rashly. Swift.
Pre*cip`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F. prÈcipitation.] 1.
The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown
headlong.
In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian.
Shak.