Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, a. [L. praecipitans, -antis, p.
pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. pr['e]cipitant. See
Precipitate.]
1. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently,
or recklessly; moving precipitately.
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They leave their little lives
Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. --J.
Philips.
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Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold,
Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. --Pope.
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2. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly
hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. --Jer. Taylor.
"Precipitant rebellion." --Eikon Basilike.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.)
Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a
precipitate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
precipitant
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
WordNet (r) 2.0
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "precipitant":
abrupt, accident-prone, breakneck, breathless, careless, desperate,
devil-may-care, electrifying, furious, harum-scarum, hasty,
headlong, hotheaded, hurried, impetuous, impulsive, mad,
nerve-shattering, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous,
panting, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rash, reckless, rushing,
shocking, slap-bang, slapdash, speedy, startling, sudden,
surprising, swift, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen,
unlooked-for, unpredicted, wanton, wild
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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