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| 1. | falling headlong. |
| 2. | rushing headlong, rapidly, or hastily onward. |
| 3. | hasty; rash. |
| 4. | unduly sudden or abrupt. |
| 5. | Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation. |

pre·cip·i·tant (prĭ-sĭp'ĭ-tənt) adj.
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. |
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.