PRECIPITANT


Meaning of PRECIPITANT in English

adj. & n.

--adj. PRECIPITATE adj.

--n. Chem. a substance that causes another substance to precipitate.

Derivatives:

precipitance n. precipitancy n.

Etymology: obs. F pr{eacute}cipitant pres. part. of pr{eacute}cipiter (as PRECIPITATE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.