PRECIPITANT

hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous

(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”

precipitant

(noun) an agent that causes a precipitate to form

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

precipitant (comparative more precipitant, superlative most precipitant)

That falls headlong, or causes a headlong fall.

Rash or impulsive.

Sudden or unexpected.

(chemistry) That causes precipitation.

Synonyms

• (that falls headlong): headlong, precipitate

• (rash or impulsive): heedless, hotheaded, impetuous; see also reckless

• (sudden or unexpected): abrupt, precipitous, subitaneous; see also sudden

Noun

precipitant (plural precipitants)

A substance that forms a precipitate when added to a solution.

Source: Wiktionary

Pre*cip"i*tant, a. Etym: [L. praecipitans, -antis, p. pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. précipitant. See Precipitate.]

1. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately. They leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. J. Philips. Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. Pope.

2. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. Jer. Taylor. "Precipitant rebellion." Eikon Basilike.

Pre*cip"i*tant, n. (Chem.)

Definition: Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition