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precipitant
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, a. [L. praecipitans, -antis, p. pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. pr['e]cipitant. See Precipitate.]
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Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately.
They leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth.
--J. Philips.Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear would wing their flight.
--Pope. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless.
--Jer. Taylor. ``Precipitant rebellion.''
--Eikon Basilike.
Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.
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.).
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
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 whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous]
n. an agent that causes a precipitate to form
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.