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precipitant

[ pri-sip-i-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. falling headlong.
  2. rushing headlong, rapidly, or hastily onward.
  3. hasty; rash.
  4. unduly sudden or abrupt.


noun

  1. Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation.

precipitant

/ ɪˈɪɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. hasty or impulsive; rash
  2. rushing or falling rapidly or without heed
  3. abrupt or sudden
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. chem a substance or agent that causes a precipitate to form
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱ٲԳ, noun
  • ˈ辱ٲԳٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·ٲԳ· adverb
  • ܲp·i·ٲԳ adjective
  • un·i·ٲԳ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of precipitant1

1600–10; < Latin praecipitant- (stem of 𳦾辱Բ ), present participle of 𳦾辱 to cast down headlong. See precipitate, -ant
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The precipitant was Hamilton’s Report on the Public Credit, forwarded to Congress in January of 1790.

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In Divided We Fall, David French, an Iraq War veteran, fears states might even decide to secede from the union, the precipitant in the mid-19th Century of the American Civil War.

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In fact, in people with less-than-healthy hearts, mental stress trumps physical stress as a potential precipitant of fatal and nonfatal heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to the latest report.

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Common precipitants include contested wills, disputes over parental care, sibling rivalry and charges of favoritism.

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A popular treatment for high blood pressure, which afflicts a huge proportion of older people, is a common precipitant of the prescribing cascade, Dr. Anderson said.

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