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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.
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Precipitant
is always a great word to know.
So is cyanide. Does it mean:
| rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and light, or a chemical combination attended by production of heat and light |
| a salt of hydrocyanic acid, such as potassium cyanide, KCN |
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin praecipitant- (stem of praecipitāns), present participle of praecipitāre to cast down headlong. See precipitate, -ant
1600–10; < Latin praecipitant- (stem of praecipitāns), present participle of praecipitāre to cast down headlong. See precipitate, -ant
Related forms
pre·cip·i·tant·ly, adverb
un·pre·cip·i·tant, adjective
un·pre·cip·i·tant·ly, adverb
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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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