1. substances that cause precipitation in a chemical reaction
Usage: chemistry
2. factors or events that trigger or cause something to happen suddenly
Usage: formal

Examples

• The lab technician added various precipitants to separate the proteins from the solution.
• Silver nitrate is commonly used as a precipitant in analytical chemistry.
• Stress and lack of sleep were the main precipitants of his anxiety attack.
• Economic instability served as one of the precipitants for the political uprising.
• The doctor identified several precipitants that could worsen the patient’s condition.
• Researchers studied the precipitants that led to the sudden market crash.