precipitant

[ pri-sip-i-tuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. falling headlong.

  2. rushing headlong, rapidly, or hastily onward.

  1. hasty; rash.

  2. unduly sudden or abrupt.

noun
  1. Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation.

Origin of precipitant

1
1600–10; <Latin praecipitant- (stem of praecipitāns), present participle of praecipitāre to cast down headlong. See precipitate, -ant

Other words from precipitant

  • pre·cip·i·tant·ly, adverb
  • un·pre·cip·i·tant, adjective
  • un·pre·cip·i·tant·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for precipitant

precipitant

/ (prɪˈsɪpɪtənt) /


adjective
  1. hasty or impulsive; rash

  2. rushing or falling rapidly or without heed

  1. abrupt or sudden

noun
  1. chem a substance or agent that causes a precipitate to form

Derived forms of precipitant

  • precipitance or precipitancy, noun
  • precipitantly, adverb

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