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Meaning of precipitator
A device or system that causes a liquid or gas to be separated from a mixture or solution.
Etymology of precipitator
The word "precipitator" comes from the Latin "precipitare", which means "to throw or cast down", and the suffix "-ator", which forms a noun indicating a person or thing that performs a certain action.
The word has been used in English since the 17th century to describe devices or systems that cause a substance to be separated or thrown down from a mixture or solution.
Synonyms
collector
accumulator
gatherer
assembler
compiler
condenser
separator
extractor
purifier
clarifier
settler
decanter
filter
strainer
sieve
sifter
sorter
classifier
separator
extractor
recycler
recoverer
refiner
cleaner
washer
purifier
distiller
fractionator
absorber
adsorber
coagulator
flocculator
precipitator
settler
thickener
coalescer
separator
extractor
remover
eliminator
eradicator
Definitions
- A device or system for removing solid particles or liquid droplets from a gas, typically by electrostatic or centrifugal means.
- * A device or system for separating a solid from a solution, typically by adding a chemical that causes the solid to precipitate out of the solution.
Usage Examples
- The power plant uses an electrostatic precipitator to remove particulate matter from the flue gas.
- * The chemical engineer designed a precipitator to separate the solid product from the reaction mixture.