'Precipitant' definitions:
Definition of 'precipitant'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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, precipitant, precipitous]
noun
An agent that causes a precipitate to form
Definition of 'Precipitant'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- They leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]
- Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. --Jer. Taylor. "Precipitant rebellion." --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Precipitant'
From: GCIDE
- Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'precipitant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Precipitant'
- Precipitability,
- Precipitable,
- Precipitance,
- Precipitancy,
- Precipitantly,
- Precipitantness,
- Precipitate,
- Precipitated,
- Precipitately,
- Precipitating,
- Precipitation,
- Precipitator,
- Precipitous,
- Precipitously,
- Precipitousness,
- precipitateness,
- Red precipitate,
- White precipitate,
- Yellow precipitate,
- acid precipitation,
- cottrell precipitator,
- electrostatic precipitation,
- electrostatic precipitator,
- precipitous steep,
- fusible white precipitate,
- infusible white precipitate,
- precipitate per se