precipitation

chemical process leading to the settling of an insoluble solid from a solution
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precipitation

Summary

precipitation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,152 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • precipitation is made of solution[2].
  • precipitation is made of solid solution[3].
  • precipitation is a type of crystallization[4].
  • precipitation is a type of chemical process[5].
  • precipitation is a type of phase separation[6].
  • precipitation is part of chemical reaction[7].
  • precipitation is part of solid–liquid extraction[8].
  • precipitation is used for separation process[9].
  • precipitation's Commons category is recorded as Solid precipitation[10].
  • precipitation is the opposite of dissolution[11].
  • precipitation's has cause is recorded as supersaturation[12].
  • precipitation's product or material produced is recorded as precipitate[13].
  • precipitation's facet of is recorded as solubility equilibrium[14].
  • precipitation's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • precipitation's has immediate cause is recorded as nucleation[16].
  • precipitation's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0600034[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include crystallization[4], chemical process[5], and phase separation[6]. precipitation is the opposite of dissolution[11].

Use and Application

precipitation is used for separation process[9]. Part of include chemical reaction[7] and solid–liquid extraction[8].

Why It Matters

precipitation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,152 views/month).[1] precipitation has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] precipitation is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause supersaturation
    Aliases
    Facet of solubility equilibrium
    Made from material solution, solid solution
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10304, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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