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precipitant

falling headlong; rushing hastily onward; unduly sudden: precipitant decision

Not to be confused with:

precipitate – hasten the occurrence of; to cast, plunge, or send violently; accelerate: precipitate a fight

precipitous – extremely steep; abrupt, sheer: a precipitous slope

pre·cip·i·tant

(prĭ-sĭp′ĭ-tənt)

adj.

1. Rushing or falling headlong.

2. Acting with or marked by impulsiveness in thought or action; rash. See Usage Note at precipitate.

3. Abrupt or unexpected; sudden.

n. Chemistry

A substance that causes a precipitate to form when it is added to a solution.

[Latin praecipitāns, praecipitant-, present participle of praecipitāre, to throw headlong; see precipitate.]

pre·cip′i·tant·ly adv.

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precipitant

(prɪˈsɪpɪtənt)

adj

1. hasty or impulsive; rash

2. rushing or falling rapidly or without heed

3. abrupt or sudden

(Chemistry) chem a substance or agent that causes a precipitate to form

preˈcipitance, preˈcipitancy n

preˈcipitantly adv

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pre•cip•i•tant

(prɪˈsɪp ɪ tənt)

adj.

1. hasty, sudden, or headlong; precipitate.

2. Chem. something that causes precipitation.

[1600–10; < Latin praecipitant- (s. of praecipitāns), present participle of praecipitāre to hurl down]

pre•cip′i•tan•cy (-tən si) pre•cip′i•tance, n.

pre•cip′i•tant•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	precipitant - an agent that causes a precipitate to form agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect dimethylglyoxime - a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel
Adj.	1.	precipitant - done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, hasty hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

precipitant

adjective

1. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste:

brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, improvident, impulsive, incautious, madcap, precipitate, rash, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered.

2. Happening quickly and without warning:

abrupt, hurried, precipitate, sudden.

Translations

precipitant

n → (Aus)fällungsmittel nt

adj = precipitate ADJ

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