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An agent that causes a precipitate to form
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precipitant
Word definitions for precipitant in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Latin precipitantem , present participle of praecipitare (see precipitate (v.)). As a noun in chemistry from 1680s. The adjective senses now are taken by precipitate (adj.).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. 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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 That falls headlong, or causes a headlong fall 2 rash or impulsive 3 sudden or unexpected 4 (context chemistry English) That causes precipitation n. A substance that forms a precipitate when added to a solution
Usage examples of precipitant.
The effect of a tiny amount of regular royal jelly combined with precipitant molecules of queen mother royal jelly ingested by a human being within the proper biochemical suspension is a safe serotonin booster and nonabrasive stimulant, improving perception and performance in nerve relay.
Even with the precipitant Q-M molecules it, alas, effects a percentage of users negatively.
Apparently the berserker antics were the result of a batch of Xeno-Zip in which too much of the precipitant was introduced.
I guess I’m still looking for a precipitant that’s the right shape and size.
Masses of clouds (more particulate precipitants in the air) acted as heat transfer engines, warming the air to an unbearable mugginess in the daytime, then dissipating to allow rapid cooling close to zero degrees Celsius at night.