Precipitant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Rushing or falling headlong.
  • adj. Acting with or marked by impulsiveness in thought or action; rash. See Usage Note at precipitate.
  • adj. Abrupt or unexpected; sudden.
  • n. Chemistry A substance that causes a precipitate to form when it is added to a solution.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. That falls headlong, or causes a headlong fall
  • adj. Rash or impulsive
  • adj. Sudden or unexpected
  • adj. That causes precipitation
  • n. A substance that forms a precipitate when added to a solution
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately.
  • adj. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless.
  • n. Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Falling headlong; headlong.
  • Rushing hastily onward.
  • Rashly hasty; precipitate; characterized by rapid movement or progress; impatient to reach a conclusion.
  • n. In chem., an agent which, when added to a solution, separates something dissolved and causes it to precipitate, or fall to the bottom in a concrete state.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an agent that causes a precipitate to form
  • adj. done with very great haste and without due deliberation
  • Equivalent
    hurried   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hasty    sudden    reckless   
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