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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Precipitant

Pre-çip'i-tant, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. præcipitans, p. pr. of præcipitare; Fr. précipitant, It. precipitante. See PRECIPITATE.] 1. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing down with velocity. They leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. Philips. 2. Urged with violent haste; hasty. Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear, would wing their flight. Pope.

  1. Rashly hurried or hasty; as, precipitant rebellion. K. Charles.
  2. Unexpectedly brought on or hastened.

Pre-çip'i-tant, n.

noun

n. (Chem.) A liquor which, when poured on a solution, separates what is dissolved, and makes it precipitate, or fall to the bottom, in a concrete state.