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precipitant adj

Inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration; hasty, impulsive, rash. Of a fall: straight downwards; headlong. (chiefly figurative) Acting, happening, or moving quickly; fast, rapid, swift; also, abrupt, sudden, unexpected. (chemistry) That causes precipitation (“formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid as a result of a chemical reaction”). precipitant adv (archaic) Synonym of precipitantly (“in a precipitant or headlong manner; with foolish or rash haste”) precipitant n Something which causes or hastens the occurrence of an act or event; specifically (chiefly psychology), something which brings about a mental or physiological condition. (chemistry) A substance that, when added to a solution, causes a dissolved substance to form a precipitate.

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