precipitancy

[ pri-sip-i-tuhn-see ]
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noun,plural pre·cip·i·tan·cies.
  1. the quality or state of being precipitant.

  2. headlong or rash haste.

  1. precipitancies, hasty or rash acts.

Origin of precipitancy

1
First recorded in 1610–20; precipit(ant) + -ancy
  • Also pre·cip·i·tance .

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