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View synonyms for precipitant
precipitant
[ pri-sip-i-tuhnt ]
adjective
- falling headlong.
- rushing headlong, rapidly, or hastily onward.
- hasty; rash.
- unduly sudden or abrupt.
noun
- Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation.
precipitant
/ prɪˈsɪpɪtənt /
adjective
- hasty or impulsive; rash
- rushing or falling rapidly or without heed
- abrupt or sudden
noun
- chem a substance or agent that causes a precipitate to form
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Derived Forms
- preˈcipitance, noun
- preˈcipitantly, adverb
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Other Words From
- pre·cipi·tant·ly adverb
- unpre·cipi·tant adjective
- unpre·cipi·tant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precipitant1
1600–10; < Latin praecipitant- (stem of praecipitāns ), present participle of praecipitāre to cast down headlong. See precipitate, -ant
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Example Sentences
However, the appearance of the new arrival greatly modified the unfavorable impression produced by his precipitant action.
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Given such a precipitant, the process of recovering the gold would be simple and cheap.
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Boadicea was at their head,—a woman of masculine spirit, but precipitant, and without any military knowledge.
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Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
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In other respects, however, it does not seem to be any more efficient as a precipitant.
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