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precipitant
a. 倒栽葱的,勇往直前的,火急的
n. 沉淀剂 倒栽葱的,勇往直前的,火急的沈淀剂 precipitant adj 1: done with very great haste and without due deliberation; " hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; " hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; " rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; " wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [ synonym: { hasty}, { overhasty}, { precipitate}, { precipitant}, { precipitous}] n 1: an agent that causes a precipitate to formPrecipitant \ Pre* cip" i* tant\, n. ( Chem.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate. [ 1913 Webster]
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 lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. -- J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster] Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. -- Jer. Taylor. " Precipitant rebellion." -- Eikon Basilike. [ 1913 Webster] 43 Moby Thesaurus words for " precipitant": abrupt, accident- prone, breakneck, breathless, careless, desperate, devil- may- care, electrifying, furious, harum- scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, hurried, impetuous, impulsive, mad, nerve- shattering, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous, panting, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rash, reckless, rushing, shocking, slap- bang, slapdash, speedy, startling, sudden, surprising, swift, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked- for, unpredicted, wanton, wild
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