precipitant

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: hastyoverhastyprecipitateprecipitous

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an agent that causes a precipitate to form

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: hastyoverhastyprecipitateprecipitous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate. [1913 Webster]
Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, a. [L. praecipitans, -antis, p. pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. pr['e]cipitant. See Precipitate.]

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

They leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth.— J. Philips.[1913 Webster]
Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear would wing their flight.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

2.Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. --Jer. Taylor. "Precipitant rebellion." --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster]

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