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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECIPITATOR

n.One that urges on with vehemence or rashness.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRECIPITATOR

Pre *cip "i *ta `tor, n. Etym: [L. praecipitator an overthrower. ]

Defn: One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness. Hammond.

New American Oxford Dictionary

precipitator

pre cip i ta tor |priˈsipəˌtātər priˈsɪpəteɪdər | ▶noun an apparatus for causing precipitation, esp. a device for removing dust from a gas.

Oxford Dictionary

precipitator

pre ¦cipi |ta ¦tor |prɪˈsɪpɪteɪtə | ▶noun an apparatus for causing precipitation, especially a device for removing dust from a gas.