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Definition of: precipitant
(pri·sip′ə·tənt) adjective
1. Rushing or falling headlong; moving onward quickly and heedlessly: precipitant speed.
2. Rash in thought or action; overhasty; impulsive; precipitate; sudden; abrupt.
—noun Chem. Any substance, as a reagent, that when added or applied to a solution results in the formation of a precipitate. [<L praecipitans, -antis, ppr. of praecipitare. See PRECIPITATE.]
—pre·cip′i·tant·ly adverb
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