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precipitating - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'precipitating' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Precipitating [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Precipitate

Meaning of 'precipitating' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . precipitating [ s]
Meaning (1):
- bringing on suddenly or abruptly
Example in sentence:
  • the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce