precipitable
[ pri-sip-i-tuh-buh l ]
/ prɪˈsɪp ɪ tə bəl /
adjective Chemistry.
capable of being precipitated.
Origin of precipitable
First recorded in 1660–70;
precipit(ate) +
-able
Words nearby precipitable
Example sentences from the Web for precipitable
Its salts would be precipitable by barium carbonate; the gallium salts are thrown down by this reagent.
They found only 4.5 percent of tannin (precipitable by gelatin or alkaloids) in raw coffee.
All About Coffee |William H. UkersThe platinochloride, as before observed, is precipitable by ether from alcoholic solution; it contains 28·3 per cent.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter BlythA protein soluble in water and precipitable by dilute hydrochloric acid.
The Book of Cheese |Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
Medical definitions for precipitable
precipitable
[ prĭ-sĭp′ĭ-tə-bəl ]
adj.
Capable of being precipitated.