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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-derived
prebefore
+
cipithead, chief
+
antperforming, being in a state
=precipitant

Common 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.

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