• Precipitator

    Origin

    Latin praecipitator an overthrower.

    Full definition of precipitator

    Noun

    precipitator

    (plural precipitators)
    1. One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness.
    2. A person who, or device that, carries out precipitation.
    3. An apparatus which removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation.
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