precipitant

precipitant
 , precipitate, precipitous
 All three come from the same root, the Latin praecipitare ("to throw headlong"). Precipitous means very steep: cliff faces are precipitous. Precipitant and precipitate both indicate a headlong rush and are almost indistinguishable in meaning, but precipitant tends to emphasize the abruptness of the rush and precipitate the rashness of it. The most common error is to use precipitous to describe actions ("his precipitous departure from the cabinet"). Precipitous can describe only physical characteristics.

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  • precipitant — PRECIPITÁNT, precipitanţi, s.m. Produs chimic care, adăugat la o soluţie, provoacă o precipitare. – Din fr. précipitant. Trimis de ana zecheru, 07.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  precipitánt s. m., pl. precipitánţi Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Precipitant — Pre*cip i*tant, n. (Chem.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • precipitant — index careless, impulsive (rash), precipitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • précipitant — précipitant, ante [pʀesipitɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adj. ÉTYM. 1903; de précipiter (II.). ❖ ♦ Chim. Qui produit une précipitation (II.). || « Sérums précipitants »; « réaction précipitante » (in Rev. gén. des sc., 15 juin 1903, p. 623) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • precipitant — 1610s (adj.), 1680s (n.), from L. precipitantem, prp. of praecipitare (see PRECIPITATE (Cf. precipitate)). The adjective senses now are taken by precipitate …   Etymology dictionary

  • precipitant — [prē sip′i tənt, prisip′i tənt] adj. [L praecipitans, prp. of praecipitare: see PRECIPITATE] PRECIPITATE n. a substance which, when added to a solution, causes the formation of a precipitate precipitantly adv …   English World dictionary

  • PRÉCIPITANT — s. m. T. de Chimie. Ce qui opère la précipitation. L acide sulfurique est le précipitant des sels de baryte et de plomb dissous …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • PRÉCIPITANT — n. m. T. de Chimie Ce qui opère la précipitation. L’acide sulfurique est le précipitant des sels de baryte et de plomb dissous …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • precipitant — nusodiklis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Tirpinio nusodinimui naudojamas reagentas. atitikmenys: angl. precipitant rus. осадитель …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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