precipitant (redirected from precipitances)

pre·cip·i·tant  (pr-sp-tnt)

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.

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[Latin praecipitns, praecipitant-, present participle of praecipitre, to throw headlong; see precipitate.]

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pre·cipi·tant·ly adv.

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precipitant

Adjective

1. hasty or rash

2. rushing or falling rapidly

Noun

something which helps bring about an event or condition: stressful events are often the precipitant for a manic attack

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	precipitant - an agent that causes a precipitate to form agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect dimethylglyoxime - a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel
Adj.	1.	precipitant - done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, hasty hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"