precipitant
1 of 2adjective
pre·cip·i·tant pri-ˈsi-pə-tənt 
: precipitate
precipitantly adverb
precipitantness noun
precipitant
2 of 2noun
: a precipitating agent
especially : one that causes the formation of a precipitate
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
New York Times, 25 June 2018 According to the most recent CDC report, loss of children and relationships is a leading precipitant to suicide. April Foreman, Fortune, 21 June 2018 The narrator, a reporter, and two of his newspaper colleagues share their research on suicide: social and psychological precipitants; variations in incidence by season and country; philosophical and religious arguments for and against; and so on. Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Noun
For young adults, loneliness and social isolation are major precipitants of suicide, experts say. New York Times, 25 June 2018 According to the most recent CDC report, loss of children and relationships is a leading precipitant to suicide. April Foreman, Fortune, 21 June 2018 The narrator, a reporter, and two of his newspaper colleagues share their research on suicide: social and psychological precipitants; variations in incidence by season and country; philosophical and religious arguments for and against; and so on. Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1608, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1685, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
precipitant
noun
pre·cip·i·tant pri-ˈsip-ət-ənt
: something that precipitates
especially : a chemical agent that causes the formation of a precipitate