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To: Diogenesis
pre·cip·i·tate    [v. pri-sip-i-teyt; adj., n. pri-sip-i-tit, -teyt] Show IPA verb, -tat·ed, -tat·ing, adjective, noun –verb (used with object)1. to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis. 2. to cast down headlong; fling or hurl down. 3. to cast, plunge, or send, especially violently or abruptly: He precipitated himself into the struggle. 4. Chemistry . to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent. –verb (used without object) 5. Meteorology . to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail, drizzle, etc. 6. to separate from a solution as a precipitate. 7. to be cast or thrown down headlong. –adjective 8. headlong: a precipitate fall down the stairs. 9. rushing headlong or rapidly onward. 10. proceeding rapidly or with great haste: a precipitate retreat. 11. exceedingly sudden or abrupt: a precipitate stop; a precipitate decision. 12. done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty; rash: a precipitate marriage. –noun 13. Chemistry . a substance precipitated from a solution. 14. moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc. I think i used the term correctly in the verb form
220 posted on 09/16/2011 5:50:32 AM PDT by mdmathis6 (Christ came not to make mankind into God but to put God into men!)
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To: mdmathis6

I know you did, and actually
tried to make a ‘double entendre’ of the word
‘solution’ based on an old saying.
There are so many ways an anaphylactic
or paroxysmal immunoreaction can be fatal,
just tried to consider a classical single one of them.
Wonder what the pathology actually showed.


221 posted on 09/16/2011 6:22:51 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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