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PRECIPITATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does precipitator mean?
• PRECIPITATOR (noun)
The noun PRECIPITATOR has 1 sense:
1. removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
Familiarity information: PRECIPITATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Cottrell precipitator; electrostatic precipitator; precipitator
Hypernyms ("precipitator" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Derivation:
precipitate (separate as a fine suspension of solid particles)
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