precipitant

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: pre=cip=i=tant

CIDE DICTIONARY

precipitant, a. [L. praecipitans, -antis, p. pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. précipitant. See Precipitate.].

•  Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately.  [1913 Webster]

  "They leave their little lives
  Above the clouds, precipitant to earth."  [1913 Webster]

  "Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold,
  Precipitant in fear would wing their flight."  [1913 Webster]
•  Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless.  [1913 Webster]

precipitant, n. 

 Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

precipitant, adj. & n.
--adj. = PRECIPITATE adj.
--n. Chem. a substance that causes another substance to precipitate.

Derivative

precipitance n. precipitancy n.

Etymology

obs. F pr{eacute}cipitant pres. part. of pr{eacute}cipiter (as PRECIPITATE)

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

precipitant

Instantaneity

N instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacy, suddenness, abruptness, moment, instant, second, minute, twinkling, trice, flash, breath, crack, jiffy, coup, burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time, epoch, time, time of day, time of night, hour, minute, very minute, very time, very hour, present time, right time, true time, exact correct time, instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitate, subitaneous, hasty, quick as thought, quick as lightning, quick as a flash, rapid as electricity, speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitz, rapid (velocity), instantaneously, in no time, in less than no time, presto, subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in one's tracks, right away, toute a l'heure, at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum, uno saltu, at once, all at once, plump, slap, at one fell swoop, at the same instant, immediately, extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment, no sooner said than done, just then, slap-dash, touch and go, no sooner said than done.