precipitant
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1. precipitant - Noun
2. precipitant - Adjective
3. precipitant - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately.
Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless.
Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate.
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Examples
hasty marriage seldom proveth well
hasty makeshifts take the place of planning
rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king