[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

precipitant \precip"itant\, a. l. praecipitans, -antis, p.
   pr. of praecipitare: cf. f. pr'ecipitant. see
   precipitate.
   1. falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently,
      or recklessly; moving precipitately.
      1913 webster

            they leave their little lives
            above the clouds, precipitant to earth. --j.
                                                  philips.
      1913 webster

            should he return, that troop so blithe and bold,
            precipitant in fear would wing their flight. --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly
      hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. --jer. taylor.
      "precipitant rebellion." --eikon basilike.
      1913 webster
see also:
precipitate 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

precipitant \precip"itant\, n. chem.
   any force or reagent which causes the formation of a
   precipitate.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

precipitant
     adj : done with very great haste and without due deliberation;
           "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- shakespeare;
           "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- arthur
           geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty
           plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been
           rather precipitate in deposing the king" syn: hasty,
            overhasty, precipitate, precipitous
     n : an agent that causes a precipitate to form
see also:
hasty overhasty precipitate precipitous 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 moby thesaurus words for "precipitant":
   abrupt, accident-prone, breakneck, breathless, careless, desperate,
   devil-may-care, electrifying, furious, harum-scarum, hasty,
   headlong, hotheaded, hurried, impetuous, impulsive, mad,
   nerve-shattering, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous,
   panting, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rash, reckless, rushing,
   shocking, slap-bang, slapdash, speedy, startling, sudden,
   surprising, swift, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen,
   unlooked-for, unpredicted, wanton, wild

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