precipitation
chemical process leading to the settling of an insoluble solid from a solution
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Summary
precipitation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,644 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Made from material: solution[2], solid solution[3]
- Subclass of: crystallization[4], chemical process[5], phase separation[6]
- Part of: chemical reaction[7], solid–liquid extraction[8]
- Has use: separation process[9]
- Commons category: Solid precipitation[10]
- Opposite of: dissolution[11]
- Has cause: supersaturation[12]
- Product or material produced: precipitate[13]
- Facet of: solubility equilibrium[14]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Has immediate cause: nucleation[16]
- Equivalent class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0600034[17], https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Chemical_Precipitation[18], https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0020154[19]
Why It Matters
precipitation has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] precipitation is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]