precipitant
🇬🇧 UK/pri'sipitәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A substance that causes another substance to form a precipitate in a solution; something that hastens an event.
沉淀剂;促成因素
adj.
Acting or happening hastily without due consideration; impulsive; sudden.
急促的,鲁莽的,突如其来的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.chemical precipitant化学沉淀剂
- 2.key precipitant关键诱因
- 3.[act as a precipitant]充当促成因素
- 4.precipitant of conflict冲突的导火索
Example Sentences
- 1.
The chemist added a precipitant to the solution to isolate the target compound.
- 2.
Historians debate which event was the true precipitant of the First World War.
- 3.
Stress is often identified as a key precipitant of anxiety disorders.