precipitant

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pre·cip·i·tant | \ pri-ˈsi-pə-tənt

Definition of precipitant

(Entry 1 of 2)

: precipitate

precipitant

noun

Definition of precipitant (Entry 2 of 2)

: a precipitating agent especially : one that causes the formation of a precipitate

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun For young adults, loneliness and social isolation are major precipitants of suicide, experts say. — New York Times, 25 June 2018 According to the most recent CDC report, loss of children and relationships is a leading precipitant to suicide. — April Foreman, Fortune, 21 June 2018 The narrator, a reporter, and two of his newspaper colleagues share their research on suicide: social and psychological precipitants; variations in incidence by season and country; philosophical and religious arguments for and against; and so on. — Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017

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