1. capable of being precipitated or caused to fall out of solution
Usage: chemistry; technical
2. capable of being thrown down or cast headlong
Usage: formal; rare

Examples

• The dissolved minerals were precipitable by adding the chemical reagent.
• Silver chloride is precipitable from solution when hydrochloric acid is added.
• The protein became precipitable when the pH was adjusted.
• Heavy metals are often precipitable using specific compounds.
• The calcium ions were precipitable as calcium carbonate.
• Not all dissolved substances are precipitable under normal conditions.