Falling or rushing headlong; rushing down with velocity. They leave their little lives . Above the clouds, precipitant to earth.

Hasty; urged with violent haste. Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear, would wing their flight.

Rashly hurried or hasty; as precipitant rebellion.

Unexpectedly brought on or hastened.

In chimistry, a liquor, which when poured on a solution, separates what is dissolved and makes it precipitate, or fall to the bottom in a concrete state.