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precipitant

/prɪˈsɪpɪtənt/

Translations

precipitantnoun

precipitants

/prɪˈsɪpɪtənt/

déclencheurSens figuré : élément qui provoque soudainement un changement ou un événement.

The unexpected resignation of the CEO was the precipitant for the company's stock market decline.

La démission inattendue du PDG a été le déclencheur de la chute boursière de l’entreprise.

précipitantChimie : substance ajoutée à une solution pour provoquer la formation d’un précipité.

The chemist added a precipitant to the solution to observe the formation of a solid precipitate.

Le chimiste a ajouté un précipitant à la solution pour observer la formation d’un précipité solide.

Synonyms

precipitating factor

precipitantadjective

more precipitant

Comp.

most precipitant

Super.

/prɪˈsɪpɪtənt/

précipitéSe dit d’une action ou d’une décision trop rapide, sans réflexion suffisante.

His precipitant decision to quit his job without a backup plan left him in a difficult situation.

Sa décision précipitée de quitter son emploi sans plan de secours l’a mis dans une situation difficile.

Additional translations

précipitantTermes de chimie : qui provoque la formation d’un précipité.

Synonyms

precipitantnoun

A substance that causes a precipitate to form when added to a solution.

The chemist added a precipitant to the solution to observe the formation of a solid precipitate.

An agent or factor that causes a sudden change or event.

The unexpected resignation of the CEO was the precipitant for the company's stock market decline.

precipitantadjective

Acting with excessive haste or impulsiveness.

His precipitant decision to quit his job without a backup plan left him in a difficult situation.

Causing or relating to the formation of a precipitate in a solution.

A precipitant reagent was added to separate the proteins from the mixture.