Sekirov Dictionary

precipitant

UK /prɪˈsɪpɪt(ə)nt/US /priˈsɪpətənt/

adjective 4
noun 2
adverb 1
forms 3

adjective4

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Inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration; hasty, impulsive, rash.
- She had good Qualities—is generous—noble—but has strong Passions, and is thoughtless and precipitant. — 1742
(figurative) Acting, happening, or moving quickly; fast, rapid, swift; also, abrupt, sudden, unexpected.
That causes precipitation (“formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid as a result of a chemical reaction”).
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Of a fall: straight downwards; headlong.
- [W]ithout further pause / Down right into the Worlds first Region throws / His flight precipitant, and windes with ease / Through the pure marble Air his oblique way / Amongst innumerable Starrs, […] — 1667

noun2

Something which causes or hastens the occurrence of an act or event; specifically (chiefly psychology), something which brings about a mental or physiological condition.
A substance that, when added to a solution, causes a dissolved substance to form a precipitate.

adverb1

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(no longer used) Synonym of precipitantly (“in a precipitant or headlong manner; with foolish or rash haste”).
- The Hoary Frosts, and Northern Blasts take care / Thy muddy Bev'rage to serene, and drive / Praecipitant the baser, ropy Lees. — 1708

forms

precipitants · more precipitant · most precipitant

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