precipitant

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Synonyms: precipitate, precipitancy, precipitance, precipitin, precipient, precipitants, precipitins

Antonyms: precipitate, precipitancy, precipitance, precipitin, precipient, precipitants, precipitins

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Adjective

1. [[inclined#Adjective|Inclined]] to [[make#Verb|make]] [[rapid#Adjective|rapid]] [[decision]]s without [[due#Adjective|due]] [[consideration]]; [[hasty]], [[impulsive#Adjective|impulsive]], [[rash#Adjective|rash]].
2. Of a [[fall#Noun|fall]]: [[straight#Adjective|straight]] [[downwards]]; [[headlong#Adjective|headlong]].
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|figurative}} [[act#Verb|Acting]], [[happen#Verb|happening]], or [[move#Verb|moving]] [[quickly]]; [[fast#Adjective|fast]], [[rapid#Adjective|rapid]], [[swift#Adjective|swift]]; also, [[abrupt]], [[sudden]], [[unexpected]].
4. {{lb|en|chemistry}} That [[cause#Verb|causes]] {{l|en|precipitation|t=[[formation]] of a [[heavy#Adjective|heavier]] [[solid#Noun|solid]] in a [[light#Adjective|lighter]] [[liquid#Noun|liquid]] as a [[result#Noun|result]] of a [[chemical reaction]]}}.

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} {{synonym of|en|precipitantly|t=in a [[precipitant#Adjective|precipitant]] or [[headlong#Adjective|headlong]] [[manner#Noun|manner]]; with [[foolish]] or [[rash#Adjective|rash]] [[haste#Noun|haste]]}}.

Noun

1. Something which [[cause#Verb|causes]] or [[hasten]]s the [[occurrence]] of an [[act#Noun|act]] or [[event#Noun|event]]; specifically {{lb|en|chiefly|psychology}}, something which [[bring about|brings about]] a [[mental#Adjective|mental]] or [[physiological]] [[condition#Noun|condition]].
2. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A [[substance#Noun|substance]] that, when [[add#Verb|added]] to a [[solution]], [[cause#Verb|causes]] a [[dissolved#Adjective|dissolved]] substance to [[form#Verb|form]] a [[precipitate#Noun|precipitate]].

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