I. -nt adjective
Etymology: French précipitant, from Latin praecipitant-, praecipitans, present participle of praecipitare
: precipitate
steer a middle course between chronic indecision and precipitant judgment — A.S.Eddington
• pre·cip·i·tant·ly adverb
• pre·cip·i·tant·ness noun -es
II. noun
( -s )
: something causing precipitation ; specifically : an agent that causes the formation of a precipitate