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Precipitation is any meteorological phenomenon featuring water falling from the clouds, such as rain, snow, or hail.

Precipitation may also refer to:

  • Alkaline precipitation, meteorological precipitation characterized by high alkalinity
  • Precipitation (chemistry), condensation of a solid from a solution during a chemical reaction:
    • Ammonium sulfate precipitation, a method of purifying proteins
    • Precipitation hardening, a method used to strengthen malleable materials
    • Protein precipitation, a method of separating contaminants from biological products
      • For precipitation resulting from the denaturation of proteins, see coagulation
    • Ethanol precipitation, a method of concentrating DNA
  • Precipitation (horse), a racehorse
  • Electron precipitation, an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs when previously trapped electrons enter the Earth's atmosphere

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Precipitación para niños

  • Coprecipitation
  • Quantitative precipitation forecast
  • Precipitate (disambiguation)
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