precipitating

英[prɪ'sɪpɪteɪtɪŋ] 美[prɪ'sɪpɪteɪtɪŋ]
  • adj.突然的;[化]起沉淀作用的;导致沉淀的动词precipitate的现在分词形式.
Adjective:
  1. bringing on suddenly or abruptly;

    "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce"