precipitable
adjectiveUK /prɪˈsɪpɪtəbl/
US /prɪˈsɪpɪtəbəl/
Able to be made to fall down or come out of a liquid as solid bits.
The storm clouds held a large amount of precipitable water.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Capable of being thrown down or cast down suddenly.
The precipitable rocks tumbled from the cliff.
3. In chemistry, able to be separated from a solution as a solid.
The silver was precipitable from the mixture by adding salt.
4. In meteorology, describing water vapor that can become rain or snow.
Scientists measured the precipitable water in the atmosphere before the storm.