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precipitance

[pri-sip-i-tuhn-see]

noun, plural -cies.

the quality or state of being precipitant.

headlong or rash haste.

precipitancies, hasty or rash acts.

Also, pre·cip·i·tance.

Origin:
1610–20; precipit(ant) + -ancy

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precipitant (prɪˈsɪpɪtənt)

—*adj*
1.	hasty or impulsive; rash
2.	rushing or falling rapidly or without heed
3.	abrupt or sudden

—n
4.	chem a substance or agent that causes a precipitate to form

pre'cipitance

—n

pre'cipitancy

—n

pre'cipitantly

—*adv*

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