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precipitant

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pre⋅cip⋅i⋅tant

  [pri-sip-i-tuhnt]
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–adjective
1. falling headlong.
2. rushing headlong, rapidly, or hastily onward.
3. hasty; rash.
4. unduly sudden or abrupt.
–noun
5. Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation.
Origin:
1600–10; < L praecipitant- (s. of praecipitāns), prp. of praecipitāre to cast down headlong. See precipitate, -ant

Related forms:
pre⋅cip⋅i⋅tant⋅ly, adverb
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pre·cip·i·tant   (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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pre·cip·i·tant
Pronunciation: pri-'sip-&t-&nt
Function: noun
: something that precipitates; especially : a chemical agent that causes the formation of a precipitate
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precipitant pre·cip·i·tant (prĭ-sĭp'ĭ-tənt)
n.
A substance that causes a precipitate to form when it is added to a solution.

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