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precipitate

[pri-sip-i-teyt, pri-sip-i-tit, -teyt] / prɪˈsɪp ɪˌteɪt, prɪˈsɪp ɪ tɪt, -ˌteɪt /


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You may also see models that use other air purifying technologies, including electrostatic precipitators, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and photocatalytic oxidation.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

The book, a runaway success that was often credited as one of the precipitators of the Civil War, told of the horrors of slavery.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2019

Large electrostatic precipitators are used industrially to remove over 99% of the particles from stack gas emissions associated with the burning of coal and oil.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Home precipitators, often in conjunction with the home heating and air conditioning system, are very effective in removing polluting particles, irritants, and allergens.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

It was then that the eternal thud of the air-conditioning fans and the crackle of the electrostatic precipitators that sieved out the dust reached her consciousness again like the bite of a dentist's drill.

From The Moon is Green by Stone, David




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