precipitant
[pri-sip-i-tuh nt]
adjective
falling headlong.
rushing headlong, rapidly, or hastily onward.
hasty; rash.
unduly sudden or abrupt.
noun
Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation.
Origin of precipitant
1600–10; < Latin praecipitant- (stem of praecipitāns), present participle of praecipitāre to cast down headlong. See precipitate, -ant
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Historical Examples of precipitant
The Ph. Grca orders infusion of galls to be used as the precipitant.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
The degree of separation of water (spent lye) depends upon the amount of precipitant used.
The Handbook of Soap ManufactureW. H. Simmons
However, the appearance of the new arrival greatly modified the unfavorable impression produced by his precipitant action.
Potassium hydrate and ammonia give black grey or black precipitates, which are insoluble in excess of the precipitant.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
Ammonia gives a similar precipitate, which is soluble in excess of the precipitant.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
precipitant
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n.
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