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precipitant
precipitantfalling 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 fightprecipitous – extremely steep; abrupt, sheer: a precipitous slopepre·cip·i·tant P0511100 (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.precipitant (prɪˈsɪpɪtənt) adj1. hasty or impulsive; rash2. rushing or falling rapidly or without heed3. abrupt or suddenn (Chemistry) chem a substance or agent that causes a precipitate to form preˈcipitance, preˈcipitancy n preˈcipitantly advpre•cip•i•tant (prɪˈsɪp ɪ tənt)
adj. 1. hasty, sudden, or headlong; precipitate. n. 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. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | precipitant - an agent that causes a precipitate to formagent - a substance that exerts some force or effectdimethylglyoxime - 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, hastyhurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
precipitantadjective1. 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
precipitant Chem a substance or agent that causes a precipitate to form precipitant[prə′sip·ət·əns] (chemistry) A chemical or chemicals that cause a precipitate to form when added to a solution. precipitant
precipitant [pre-sip´ĭ-tant] a substance that causes precipitation.pre·cip·i·tant (prē-sip'i-tănt), Anything causing a precipitation from a solution.pre·cip·i·tant (prĕ-sip'i-tănt) Anything causing a precipitation from a solution. precipitant
Synonyms for precipitantadj characterized by unthinking boldness and hasteSynonyms- brash
- foolhardy
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- hotheaded
- ill-considered
- impetuous
- improvident
- impulsive
- incautious
- madcap
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- slapdash
- temerarious
- unconsidered
adj happening quickly and without warningSynonyms- abrupt
- hurried
- precipitate
- sudden
Synonyms for precipitantnoun an agent that causes a precipitate to formRelated Wordsadj done with very great haste and without due deliberationSynonyms- overhasty
- precipitate
- precipitous
- hasty
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