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   Pre·cip·i·tant

   /prēˈsipədənt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a cause of a particular action or event: "the immediate precipitants of the conflict were a succession of undisciplined actions"
   • ▪ a cause or stimulus that precipitates a particular condition: "depression may be a precipitant in many cases"
   • ▪ a substance that causes the precipitation of a specified substance: "a protein precipitant"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from obsolete French précipitant ‘precipitating’, present participle of précipiter.

   Derivatives

   • 1. precipitance noun

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