precipitating | ||
1. | [ adjective ] bringing on suddenly or abruptly | |
Examples: | "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of water-borne commerce" |
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Related terms: | causative | |
Similar spelling: |
precipitin precipitation precipitate precipitant precipitator precipitately precipitateness precipitancy precipitance precipitous precipitously precipitousness |