About The Word Precipitant
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Precipitant
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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. |
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