About The Word Precipitant
Learn about the word Precipitant to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Precipitant definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Precipitant
| Precipitant Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Precipitant?
[n] an agent that causes a precipitate to form
[adj] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Precipitant: hasty | hurried | overhasty | precipitate Related Terms | Find terms related to Precipitant: abrupt | accident-prone | breakneck | breathless | careless | desperate | devil-may-care | electrifying | furious | harum-scarum | hasty | headlong | hotheaded | hurried | impetuous | impulsive | mad | nerve-shattering | overeager | overenthusiastic | overzealous | panting | precipitate | precipitous | quick | rash | reckless | rushing | shocking | slap-bang | slapdash | speedy | startling | sudden | surprising | swift | unanticipated | unexpected | unforeseen | unlooked-for | unpredicted | wanton | wild See Also | agent | dimethylglyoxime Precipitant In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*cip"i*tant\, a. [L. praecipitans, -antis, p.
pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. pr['e]cipitant. See
{Precipitate}.]
1. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently,
or recklessly; moving precipitately.
They leave their little lives Above the clouds,
precipitant to earth. --J. Philips.
Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold,
Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. --Pope.
2. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly
hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. --Jer. Taylor.
``Precipitant rebellion.'' --Eikon Basilike.
\Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Prunus spinosa ‐ a thorny Eurasian bush with…
- Raft ‐ a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used…
- Pertusariaceae ‐ a fungus family of…
- Food waste ‐ food that is discarded (as from…
- Tryout ‐ a test of the suitability of a performer [n] trying something…
- Despotical ‐ belonging to or having the characteristics…
- Minister of finance ‐ the minister responsible for…
- Dilatation and curettage ‐ a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia…
- Analogize ‐ make…
- Saint olav ‐ King and patron saint of Norway…