precipitability
Definition
Noun 1. Chemical property: "precipitability" refers to the quality or capacity of a substance to form a solid (a precipitate) from a solution, typically through a chemical reaction or change in conditions such as temperature or concentration. - Example: The precipitability of silver chloride is well known in analytical chemistry.
Usage Examples
- (The ability of calcium carbonate to form a solid deposit.)
- (The tendency of proteins to come out of solution as solids.)
Advanced Usage
- "precipitability factor": a measure or parameter indicating how readily a substance precipitates under given conditions.
- The precipitability factor of the compound was calculated at low temperatures. (A numeric value representing its tendency to form a solid.)
Variants and Related Words
Precipitate (verb): to cause a substance to form a solid from a solution.
- Adding the reagent will precipitate the salt. (To cause the salt to form a solid.)
Precipitate (noun): the solid substance formed during precipitation.
- The white precipitate was collected for analysis. (The solid material that settled out.)
Precipitation (noun): the process of forming a solid from a solution.
- Precipitation occurs when the solution becomes supersaturated. (The act of forming a solid.)
Synonyms
- Settleability: the capacity to settle as a solid.
- Flocculability: the ability to form clumps or aggregates that settle.
Related Idioms
None commonly used with "precipitability."
Phrasal Verbs
None directly associated with "precipitability."